New records of Libyan Striped Weasel Ictonyx libycus and Common Genet Genetta genetta from the Algerian Sahara

Abstract

This note details new records for Libyan Striped Weasel Ictonyx libycus and Common Genet Genetta genetta in the Algerian Sahara. A Libyan Striped Weasel was captured about 30 km from In Guezzam (19°34’N, 5°46’E), in Tamanrasset province, and was identified at the Ahaggar Cultural Park before being released. A Common Genet was camera trapped in a natural wetland at Hamada du Draa (28°51'N, 8°15'W), in Tindouf province. These records confirm the presence of these species further south in Algeria than they have previously been described.