Central African oyan (Poiana richardsonii), also called Central African linsang, is a linsang species native to Central Africa. The Central African oyan's...

West African oyan (Poiana leightoni), also known as the West African linsang, is a linsang species native to the Upper Guinean forests in West Africa. It...

The African linsangs also known as oyans are two species classified in the mammalian subfamily Viverrinae, in the family Viverridae. There is one genus...

between both groups in northern Central Africa. DNA analysis from a more recent study indicates, that Central African lions are derived from both northern...

viverrids. Animals of the subfamily Genettinae are known as genets and oyans. The word viverridae comes from the Latin viverra 'ferret', but ferrets...

The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the nominate subspecies of the leopard, native to many countries in Africa. It is widely distributed in...

The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a large viverrid native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is considered common and widely distributed in woodlands...

000 years ago, with the North African/Near Eastern wildcat splitting from the Asiatic wildcat and the Southern African wildcat about 131,000 years ago...

The African wolf (see below for other names; Canis lupaster) is a canine native to North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, northern East Africa, and the...

also consumed dog meat in their histories. In some parts of Poland and Central Asia, dog fat is reportedly believed to be beneficial for the lungs. Eating...

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as the painted dog or Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest...

The African palm civet's ear canal is not divided and cartilaginous at the end. The African palm civet ranges throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa from...

found across southwestern and south-central Asia, and the Balkans in Europe. The first record of Canis on the African continent is Canis sp. A from South...

present mainly in boreal forests of Canada and Alaska. Caracal, a small African cat with lynx-like ears and (relatively) short tail Lynx (constellation)...

Arctictis binturong and yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula in north-central Thailand" (PDF). Wildlife Biology. 11 (1): 49–57. doi:10...

data imply a North American origin of living Canidae some 10 Mya and an African origin of wolf-like canines (Canis, Cuon, and Lycaon), with the jackals...

forest genet (G. victoriae) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Poiana Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni)...

caracal) (/ˈkærəkæl/) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It...

the distant past, there was gene flow between African wolves, golden jackals, and gray wolves. The African wolf is a descendant of a genetically admixed...

forest genet (G. victoriae) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Poiana Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni)...

forest genet (G. victoriae) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Poiana Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni)...

levels of hybridization between African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) and domestic cats (F. s. catus) in South Africa". Ecology and Evolution. 5 (2):...

Retrieved April 16, 2020. West African oyan: Hunter, Barrett, pp. 82, 90–96 Poiana habitats and diets: Central African oyan: Gaubert, P.; Do Linh San, E...

forest genet (G. victoriae) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Poiana Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni)...

†Sivaonyx – Asia and Africa, Late Miocene to Early Pliocene Genus †Teruelictis – Spain, Late Miocene Genus †Torolutra – Africa, Pliocene Genus †Tyrrhenolutra...

forest genet (G. victoriae) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Poiana Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni)...

forest genet (G. victoriae) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Poiana Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni)...

the Philippines; all other skunks inhabit the Americas from Canada to central South America. Family Mustelidae (badgers, weasels and otters) is the largest...

territories are smaller than those of males. Each territory has one or two central areas (core areas) where the mink spends most of its time. The core area...

scindiae by Pocock in 1934 was a specimen from Gwalior, and ranges in central India; P. h. vellerosus by Pocock in 1934 was a specimen from Kashmir;...