West African oyan
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. It is one of the least known small carnivores in Africa.
| West African oyan | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Poiana richardsoni leightoni (protonym) | |
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