King genet
| King genet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Subfamily: | Viverrinae |
| Genus: | Genetta |
| Species: | G. poensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Genetta poensis Waterhouse, 1838[2] | |
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| King genet range | |
The king genet (Genetta poensis) is a small carnivoran native to the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. As it has not been recorded since 1946, it is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. It probably inhabits only tropical rainforest.[1]
References
- 1 2 Gaubert, P. & Dunham, A. (2008). "Genetta poensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- ↑ Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Genetta poensis". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 556. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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