Genetta plesictoides

Genetta plesictoides; Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Viverridae
Genus:	Genetta
Species:	†G. plesictoides
Binomial name
	†Genetta plesictoides; (Bate, 1903)

Genetta plesictoides, also known as the Cypriot genet, is an extinct species of viverrid that was endemic to Cyprus during the Late Pleistocene. It was first described by Dorothy Bate in 1903.^[1]

The Cypriot genet was similar in size to the common genet. In comparison to its close living relative, its dental morphology showed adaptations towards a more carnivorous diet.^[2]

References[]

^ Bate, Dorothy M.A. (1903). "On an extinct species of genet (Genetta plesictoides, sp. n.) from the Pleistocene of Cyprus". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1903 (2): 121–124.
^ Theodorou, G.E.; Roussiakis, S.I.; Athanassiou, A.; Giaourtsakis, I.; Panayides, I. (2007). "A Late Pleistocene endemic genet (Carnivora, Viverridae) from Aghia Napa, Cyprus". Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece. 40: 201–208. doi:10.12681/bgsg.16514.

[1] Bate, Dorothy M.A. (1903). "On an extinct species of genet (Genetta plesictoides, sp. n.) from the Pleistocene of Cyprus". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1903 (2): 121–124.

[2] Theodorou, G.E.; Roussiakis, S.I.; Athanassiou, A.; Giaourtsakis, I.; Panayides, I. (2007). "A Late Pleistocene endemic genet (Carnivora, Viverridae) from Aghia Napa, Cyprus". Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece. 40: 201–208. doi:10.12681/bgsg.16514.

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