Haussa genet
| Haussa genet | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Subfamily: | Viverrinae |
| Genus: | Genetta |
| Species: | G. thierryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Genetta thierryi Matschie, 1902 | |
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| Haussa genet range | |
The Haussa genet (Genetta thierryi) is a small carnivoran native to West African savannahs. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1]
Haussa genets have been sighted in Senegal's wooded steppes, in moist woodlands in Guinea-Bissau, and in rainforest in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.[2]
References
- 1 2 Gaubert, P. & Dunham, A. (2008). "Genetta thierryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- ↑ Gaubert, P. and Dunham, A. E. (2013). Genetta thierryi Hausa Genet. In: J. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds.) The Mammals of Africa. V. Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses, pp. 245–247. Bloomsbury, London, UK.
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