Genettinae
Subfamily of carnivorans
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Genettinae is a subfamily of the feliform viverrids. It contains all of the genet species (genus Genetta) and the oyan species (genus Poiana).
| Genettinae | |
|---|---|
| Cape genet | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Subfamily: | Genettinae Gray, 1864 |
| Genera | |
Classification
Living species
| Genus | Species | IUCN Red List status and distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Genetta Cuvier, 1816[1] | Common genet (G. genetta) (Linnaeus, 1758)[2] |
LC[3] |
| Cape genet (G. tigrina) (Schreber, 1778)[4] |
LC[5] | |
| South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) (Thunberg, 1811)[6] | ||
| Rusty-spotted genet (G. maculata) (Gray, 1828)[7] |
LC[8] | |
| Pardine genet (G. pardina) Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832[9] |
LC[10] | |
| Abyssinian genet (G. abyssinica) (Rüppell, 1835)[11] |
DD[12] | |
| King genet (G. poensis) Waterhouse, 1838[13] |
DD[14] | |
| Servaline genet (G. servalina) Pucheran, 1855 |
LC[15] | |
| Angolan genet (G. angolensis) Bocage, 1882 |
LC[16] | |
| Giant forest genet (G. victoriae) Thomas, 1901[17] |
LC[18] | |
| Hausa genet (G. thierryi) Matschie, 1902[19] |
LC[20] | |
| Letaba genet (G. letabae) Thomas and Schwann, 1906[21] | ||
| Johnston's genet (G. johnstoni) (Pocock, 1908) | NT[22] | |
| Aquatic genet (G. piscivora) (Allen, 1919)[23] |
NT[24] | |
| Crested servaline genet (G. cristata) Hayman, 1940 | VU[25] | |
| Schouteden's genet (G. schoutedeni) Crawford-Cabral, 1970 | ||
| Bourlon's genet (G. bourloni) Gaubert, 2003[26] | VU[27] | |
| Poiana Gray, 1864[28] | Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) (Thomson, 1842)[29] | LC[30] |
| West African oyan (P. leightoni) (Pocock, 1907)[31] | VU[32] |
Phylogeny
The phylogenetic relationships of Genettinae are shown in the following cladogram:[33][34]
| Genettinae |
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