Genettinae
Sign in to saveGenettinae is a subfamily of the feliform viverrids. It contains all of the genet species (genus Genetta) and the oyan species (genus Poiana).
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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).
==Classification== === Living species === {|class="wikitable" |- ! Genus !! Species !! IUCN Red List status and distribution |- style="vertical-align:top;" | rowspan="17" |Genetta | Common genet (G. genetta) frameless |frameless |- | Cape genet (G. tigrina) frameless |frameless |- | South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) |- | Rusty-spotted genet (G. maculata) frameless |frameless |- | Pardine genet (G. pardina) frameless |frameless |- | Abyssinian genet (G. abyssinica) frameless |frameless |- | King genet (G. poensis) | frameless |- | Servaline genet (G. servalina) frameless |frameless |- | Angolan genet (G. angolensis) frameless |frameless |- | Giant forest genet (G. victoriae) frameless |frameless |- | Hausa genet (G. thierryi) frameless |frameless |- | Letaba genet (G. letabae) |- | Johnston's genet (G. johnstoni) ||frameless |- | Aquatic genet (G. piscivora) frameless |frameless |- | Crested servaline genet (G. cristata) frameless||frameless |- | Schouteden's genet (G. schoutedeni) |- | Bourlon's genet (G. bourloni) |frameless |- style="vertical-align:top;" | rowspan="2" |Poiana |Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) frameless||frameless |- | West African oyan (P. leightoni) |frameless |}
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