Johnston's Genet

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Johnston's Genet
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Viverridae Subfamily: Viverrinae Genus: Genetta Species: G. johnstoni
Binomial name
Genetta johnstoni (Pocock, 1908)

Johnston's Genet (Genetta johnstoni) is a species of carnivore mammal, related to civets and linsangs in the family Viverridae. Its range includes the African countries of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea and Liberia. It inhabits the regions rainforests, and the rarely-sighted species is considered one of West Africa's least known small carnivores.

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IUCN Red List
A reassessment of the distribution of the rare Genetta johnstoni (Viverridae, Carnivora) with some newly discovered specimens

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