| West African oyan | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Genus: | Poiana |
| Species: | P. leightoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Poiana leightoni Pocock, 1908
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| Distribution of Leighton's linsang | |
| Synonyms | |
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Poiana richardsoni leightoni (protonym)[2] | |
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]
- ^ a b Gaubert, P.; Do Linh San, E. (2015). "Poiana leightoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T44165A45220840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44165A45220840.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Pocockwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Van Rompaey, H. & Colyn, M. (2013). "Poiana leightoni West African Linsang (West African Oyan)". In Kingdon, J. & Hoffmann, M. (eds.). The Mammals of Africa. V. Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 251−252.