Central African oyan: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Central African oyan Poiana richardsonii Least concern

Where the Central African oyan lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 15 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mongooses, civets & genets on the world map

Scientific name	Poiana richardsonii
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Viverridae

Where does the Central African oyan live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Central African oyan in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Equatorial Guinea

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Central African oyan endangered?

The Central African oyan’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Central African oyan?

The Central African oyan (Poiana richardsonii) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Viverridae, genus Poiana. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Central African oyan

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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Central African oyan (revision 1345023263), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q189978 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).