Its foraging behaviour and diet is likely to be similar to that of other genets. No major threats to common genets are known. Family Viverridae has 30 living species including binturong, large Indian civet, genets and oyans. It is unclear whether there are any major threats to aquatic genets. Major threats to pardine genets are not known. Young dik-diks are particularly preyed upon by baboons, genets, and eagles. Carnivorous mammals include the leopard, golden cat, and various jackals, mongooses, genets and civets. The nests have been recorded as being preyed upon by monkeys "Cercopithecus spp" and genets. Captive common genets have lived up to 13 years. They produce seeds only rarely and usually reproduce vegetatively, forming large genets. Captive Cape genets lived for 15 years. Pet genets are mostly common genets, rusty-spotted genets or Cape genets. Feliformia (Cape grey mongooses and Cape genets) have all been identified as pollinators. Their fur is spotted, but melanistic genets have also been recorded. Like all genets, it has musk glands and anal sacs.