[1] The servaline genet's fur is rufous with black spots on neck, back and sides.

[4] The servaline genet is distributed from the Sanaga River in Cameroon southwards to the Congo Basin and eastwards to Uganda and Tanzania.

[5] In the Republic of Congo, it was recorded by camera-traps in the Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic of Odzala-Kokoua National Park during surveys in 2007.

[6] In Tanzania's Udzungwa Mountains, a Lowe's servaline genet was recorded in 2000 and photographed in 2002 for the first time.

[8] Several individuals were recorded by camera traps for the first time in January 2003 in the Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park.