Poiana richardsonii

(T. R. H. Thomson, 1842)

Central African Oyan

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Viverroidea
Family : Viverridae
Subfamily : Genettinae
Genus : Poiana

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomson, T.R.H. 1842-11-01. Description of a new species of Genetta, and of two species of birds from western Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)10(64):203-205.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324181

Original name as described

Genetta Richardsonii

Other common names

African Linsang · Richardson's Linsang

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.10.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d71f88a2-20a4-48f0-b4d9-aab336d33f48

Type locality

Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Central African Republic · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006091

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Genetta Richardsonii

(T. R. H. Thomson, 1842)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.10.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d71f88a2-20a4-48f0-b4d9-aab336d33f48

Authority page

204

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324181

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Poiana richardsoni

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Viverridae

Root name

richardsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

520

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500853

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:520, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
  2. Gray (1869:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8396973) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  3. Thomas & Wroughton (1907:372, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16293)
  4. Allen & Coolidge (1930:581, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61248241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68614)
  5. Coetzee (1971:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)

Viverra Richardsoni

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Viverridae

Root name

richardsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

325

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580321

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:325, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Poiana Richardsoni ochracea

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1907

Family

Viverridae

Root name

ochracea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.2.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/864f2606-07a7-4ab1-8b6c-c498a6bd9464

Authority page

372

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254832

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas & Wroughton (1907:372, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16293)
  2. Coetzee (1971:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Poiana richardsoni richardsoni

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Viverridae

Root name

richardsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

18

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Poiana richardsonii

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991

Family

Viverridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Wozencraft (1993:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41704/45219609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Poiana richardsonii ochracea

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

ochracea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Poiana richardsonii richardsonii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Viverridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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