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1. First North African record of a melanistic common genet (Genetta genetta Linnaeus, 1758).

Author

Ahmim, Mourad, Aroudj, Hafid, Aroudj, Farouk, Saidi, Saaid, and Aroudj, Samir

Subjects
*RARE mammals, *MELANISM, *PIGMENTATION disorders
Abstract

The common genet (Genetta genetta Linnaeus, 1758) is a rare and protected mammal species in Algeria. We report the first melanistic individual of this species ever recorded in North Africa. Such animals have only been recorded in Spain and Portugal so far. It is unclear why melanistic common genets seem to be so rare in its African range. More research is needed to determine the true occurrence of melanistic individuals, and what the evolutionary history of melanism is in common genets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2021
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