Species of carnivore
TheCentral African oyan (Poiana richardsonii Central African linsang , is alinsang species native toCentral Africa .[ 2]
The Central African oyan's body is slender and long, with an elongated head and a pointed muzzle. Its fur is yellowish to reddish brown with darker spots on the back and flanks. Its throat and belly are lighter in colour and without spots. Its tail has 9 to 14 dark rings. Its body is 33–43 cm (13–17 in) long, and the tail about the same length. Its legs are short, and the soles of its feet hairy. Females are slightly smaller than males.[ 3]
Distribution and habitat [ edit ] The Central African oyan isendemic toCameroon ,Equatorial Guinea ,Gabon , theCentral African Republic , theRepublic of the Congo , and theDemocratic Republic of the Congo east to theAlbertine Rift . It lives in lowland and montanetropical rainforests .[ 2] camera-trap recorded an individual on theforest floor .[ 4] Moukalaba-Doudou National Park , it was also recorded only in forested areas.[ 5]
Behaviour and ecology [ edit ] The Central African oyan lives foremost in thecanopy , but has rarely been observed on the ground. It isnocturnal and hunts small rodents and birds, but also feeds on insects.[ 3]
Its breeding habits are unknown.[ 6] [ 3]
The Central African oyan or "Richardson's genette" wasfirst described in 1842 asGenetta richardsonii , in honour ofJohn Richardson , byT. R. H. Thomson , based on azoological specimen collected inFernando Po .[ 7] published the following year,John Edward Gray transferred the species fromGenetta Poiana [ 8] : 520 [ 9] Oldfield Thomas andRobert Charles Wroughton described a newsubspecies ,Poiana Richardsoni ochracea , in the original orthography, from the area of theAruwimi River nearYambuya , in what is now theDemocratic Republic of the Congo .[ 10] : 372 Zoological Society of London andpublished the following year,Reginald Innes Pocock described a further subspecies based on a specimen collected in Liberia,Poiana richardsoni leightoni , but in 1974Donovan Reginald Rosevear elevated "Leighton's linsang " or the West African oyan from subspecies to independent species rank.[ 11] [ 12]
Two subspecies are recognized:[ 1] [ 13]
The Central African oyan is possibly threatened bydeforestation andbushmeat hunting.[ 2]
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subgenus Genetta (paraphyletic) subgenus Eugenetta (paraphyletic) subgenus Herpailuropoda (paraphyletic) subgenus Pardogale (paraphyletic) subgenus Prionailuropoda subgenus Leptailuropoda (paraphyletic) subgenus Osbornictis
Poiana richardsonii Genetta richardsonii
