1 October 2026

A Liberian Mammal Survey and Record of a Cryptic Genet Species

A short note was published about a mystery genet captured on a camera trap in Liberia. The authors couldn’t determine if it was a king genet (Genetta poensis), pardine genet (Genetta pardina) or Bourlon’s genet (Genetta bourloni). Previous surveys of the location have confirmed pardine and Bourlon’s genets. Since king genet is one of the Lost Species, I thought this note may be of interest to the community. You can find the note on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/414166368_A_Liberian_Mammal_Survey_and_Record_of_a_Cryptic_Genet_Species

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Kyle Finn
An all around naturalist, interested in ‘watching’ herps, birds, mammals, scorpions, and other cool bugs. At least I always seem to find something cool on trips, if some taxa elude me. An expert on African mole-rats (and to a lesser extent other subterranean mammals), having studied them for the past 13+ years while living in South Africa. One life goal is to see as many species of subterranean mammals as possible, putting my knowledge of catching mole-rats to good use!
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