Haussa Genet

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Thierry's Genet
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)[1]
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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• Lioncrusher's Domain

v • d • e Extant species of family Viverridae Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Carnivora · Suborder: Feliformia Paradoxurinae Arctictis Binturong (Arctictis binturong) Arctogalidia Small-toothed Palm Civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata) Macrogalidia Sulawesi Palm Civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii) Paguma Masked Palm Civet (Paguma larvata) Paradoxurus Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) · Jerdon's Palm Civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni) · Golden Palm Civet (Paradoxurus zeylonensis) Hemigalinae Chrotogale Owston's Palm Civet (Chrotogale owstoni) Cynogale Otter Civet (Cynogale bennettii) Diplogale Hose's Palm Civet (Diplogale hosei) Hemigalus Banded Palm Civet (Hemigalus derbyanus) Prionodontinae Prionodon Banded Linsang (Prionodon linsang) · Spotted Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor) Viverrinae Civettictis African Civet (Civettictis civetta) Genetta Abyssinian Genet (Genetta abyssinica) · Angolan Genet (Genetta angolensis) · Bourlon's Genet (Genetta bourloni) · Crested Servaline Genet (Genetta cristata) · Common Genet (Genetta genetta) · Johnston's Genet (Genetta johnstoni) · Rusty-spotted Genet (Genetta maculata) · Pardine Genet (Genetta pardina) · Aquatic Genet (Genetta piscivora) · King Genet (Genetta poensis) · Servaline Genet (Genetta servalina) · Haussa Genet (Genetta thierryi) · Cape Genet (Genetta tigrina) · Giant Forest Genet (Genetta victoriae) Poiana Leighton's Linsang (Poiana leightoni) · African Linsang (Poiana richardsonii) Viverra Malabar Large-spotted Civet (Viverra civettina) · Large-spotted Civet (Viverra megaspila) · Malayan Civet (Viverra tangalunga) · Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha) Viverricula Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica) Category