Hausa genet

Hausa genet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Genetta
Species:
G. thierryi
Binomial name
Genetta thierryi
Matschie, 1902
Hausa genet range

The Hausa genet (Genetta thierryi) is a genet species native to West African savannas. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1]

Hausa genets have been sighted in Senegal's wooded steppes, in moist woodlands in Guinea-Bissau, and in rainforest in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Ivory Coast.[2]

  1. ^ a b Gaubert, P.; Do Linh San, E. (2015). "Genetta thierryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41701A45219325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41701A45219325.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gaubert, P.; Dunham, A. E. (2013). "Genetta thierry Hausa Genet". In Kingdon, J.; Hoffmann, M. (eds.). Mammals of Africa. Volume V. London, New Delhi, New York, Sydney: Bloomsbury. pp. 245–247. ISBN 978-1-4081-8996-2.