Common names: Small-spotted Genet, Common Genet (English), Kleinkolmuskejaatkat (Afrikaans), Insimba (Ndebele, Swati), Thsipa ya Dithokolo tse Nyenyane (Sepedi), Tshipa, Tshipo e Matheba a Masesane (Sesotho), Nsimba-maxanatsi (Tsonga), Tshipa (Tswana), Tsimba (Venda), Inyhwagi (Xhosa), Insimba Enamabala (Zulu). Distribution: It is a widespread species, occurring in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia), and then in open and dry savannah zones throughout sub-Saharan Africa in three large blocks, corresponding roughly to West Africa, East Africa and southern Africa (Delibes and Gaubert 2013). It also occurs in coastal regions of Arabia, Yemen and Oman (Harrison and Bates 1991); records from Palestine are erroneous (Schlawe 1981; Kock 1983). The range of elevation from where it was been recorded varies from the sea level to almost 2,700 m asl. in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco (Delibes and Gaubert 2013). It was introduced in Europe, possibly via Phoenicians’ commercial routes (Gaubert 2016), and now occurs in the South Western Europe fringe (Portugal, Spain, France and northwest Italy) (Gaubert et al. 2008; Delibes and Gaubert 2013). It is also present on some of the Balearic Islands (Delibes 1999; Gaubert 2016).