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Hausa Genet

Genetta thierryi Matschie, 1902

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Ложная генета (Genetta thierryi), Пльзенский зоопарк (Zoological and Botanical Garden Plzen), февраль 2011 года

Ложная генета (Genetta thierryi), Пльзенский зоопарк (Zoological and Botanical Garden Plzen), февраль 2011 года

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Open encyclopedia reference

The Hausa genet (Genetta thierryi) is a genet species native to West African savannas. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Hausa genets have been sighted in Senegal's wooded steppes, in moist woodlands in Guinea-Bissau, and in rainforest in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Ivory Coast.

Wikipedia contributors, Hausa genet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:12:46.798081+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Genetta thierryi Matschie, 1902
Name authority
Matschie, 1902
Common name
Hausa Genet
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Viverridae
Genus
Genetta
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderCarnivora Bowdich, 1821
  12. suborderFeliformia Kretzoi, 1945
  13. familyViverridae Gray, 1821
  14. subfamilyGenettinae Gray, 1864
  15. genusGenetta G. Cuvier, 1816
  16. speciesGenetta thierryi Matschie, 1902

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Genetta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Abyssinian GenetGenetta abyssinica (Rüppell, 1836)ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crested GenetGenetta cristata Hayman in Sanborn, 1940ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Common GenetGenetta genetta (Linnaeus, 1758)ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Giant Forest GenetGenetta victoriae Thomas, 1901ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Servaline GenetGenetta servalina Pucheran, 1855ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Angolan GenetGenetta angolensis Bocage, 1882ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Bourlon's GenetGenetta bourloni Gaubert, 2003ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Johnston's GenetGenetta johnstoni Pocock, 1908ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pardine GenetGenetta pardina I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Aquatic GenetGenetta piscivora (J. A. Allen, 1919)ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
King GenetGenetta poensis Waterhouse, 1838ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cape GenetGenetta tigrina (Schreber, 1776)ViverridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 30 records assigned to Viverridae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=621995 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3FKPB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.