Genetta piscivora J. A. Allen 1919

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 556

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Type Locality: "Niapu, Belgian Congo " [Dem. Rep. Congo, Niapu, 2°25'N, 26°28'E)]. GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Aquatic Genet.

Distribution: N and E Dem. Rep. Congo.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient as Osbornictis piscivora .

Discussion: Some have placed in Osbornictis (Bininda-Edmonds et al., 1999; Van Rompaey, 1988; Wozencraft, 1993). Reviewed by Van Rompaey (1988) and Gaubert (2003) and Gaubert et al. (2002 b, 2004). Hunt (2001) placed Osbornictis in a subfamily separate from Genetta . Gaubert et al. (2004) demonstrated that Osbornictis and Genetta are congeneric, in agreement with Verheyen (1962) and Stains (1983).