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Johnston's genet

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Johnston's genet is a genet of the Upper Guinean forests of West Africa, found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and the Ivory Coast, and recorded in the wild in southeastern Senegal in 2011. Reginald Innes Pocock described it as a distinct species in the early twentieth century. Its short fur is rich golden to ochre yellow with small reddish spots on the sides and a dark stripe along the spine, the limbs are darker with greyish hind legs, and the large tail has eight black and seven pale rings and a brown tip. Its incisors and mandibles are adapted to an insect diet. It is predominantly nocturnal, resting by day in treetops, feeds largely on insects and small animals, gives birth in the wet season and has litters of at most two. Habitat loss to agriculture and logging and hunting for meat and fur threaten it, and it is listed as Near Threatened.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Genetta, Taxa
Source Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Cote d'Ivoire

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Source Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Johnston's genet is found in the Upper Guinean forests along the north west coast of Africa, across the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Ghana

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Source Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Johnston's genet is found in the Upper Guinean forests along the north west coast of Africa, across the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Guinea

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Source Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Johnston's genet is found in the Upper Guinean forests along the north west coast of Africa, across the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Liberia

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Source Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Johnston's genet is found in the Upper Guinean forests along the north west coast of Africa, across the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Senegal

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Source Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
In 2011, it was recorded in the wild for the first time in Dindefelo Nature Reserve, a protected area in southeastern Senegal.
Sierra Leone

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Source Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Johnston's genet is found in the Upper Guinean forests along the north west coast of Africa, across the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Sources
1. Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Johnston's genet (Genetta johnstoni) is a genet species native to the Upper Guinean forests in West Africa.
  • Lead, conservation status
    It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
  • Distribution and habitat
    Johnston's genet is found in the Upper Guinean forests along the north west coast of Africa, across the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
  • Behaviour and ecology
    Johnston's genet is predominantly nocturnal, feeding at night, and returning to its perch in the early morning.
  • Behaviour and ecology, diet
    Its diet largely consists of insects, and small animals.
  • Threats
    Johnston's genet is threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture and logging, and hunting for its meat and fur; it is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
  • Distribution and habitat, where it lives
    In 2011, it was recorded in the wild for the first time in Dindefelo Nature Reserve, a protected area in southeastern Senegal.
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