West African oyan
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The West African oyan (Poiana leightoni), also known as the West African linsang, is a linsang species native to the Upper Guinean forests in West Africa.[1] It is one of the least known small carnivores in Africa.[3]
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West African oyan | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Viverridae |
Genus: | Poiana |
Species: | P. leightoni |
Binomial name | |
Poiana leightoni Pocock, 1908 | |
Distribution of Leighton's linsang | |
Synonyms | |
Poiana richardsoni leightoni (protonym)[2] |
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