Haussa Genet

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Thierry's Genet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Subfamily: Viverrinae
Genus: Genetta
Species: G. thierryi
Binomial name
Genetta thierryi
Matschie, 1902

The Haussa Genet (Genetta thierryi), also known as Thierry's Genet, is a carnivore mammal, related to linsangs and civets. It lives in the savannah zone of Africa from Senegal to area south of Lake Chad.

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  1. ^ Mustelid Specialist Group (1996). Genetta thierryi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.

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