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Johnston's genet

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Also known as Genetta johnstoni

species of mammal

Species

Near Threatened

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
genet
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Near Threatened
taxon name
Genetta johnstoni
Commons category
Genetta johnstoni
taxon common name
Liberia-Ginsterkatze
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Encyclopedic overview

Johnston's genet (Genetta johnstoni) is a genet species native to the Upper Guinean forests in West Africa. It was classified as a separate species by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1908. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Johnston's genet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.