Genettinae

Genettinae is a subfamily of the feliform viverrids. It contains all of the genet species (genus Genetta) and the oyan species (genus Poiana).

Genettinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Viverridae
Subfamily:	Genettinae Gray, 1864
Genera
See text

Classification

Living species

Genus	Species	IUCN Red List status and distribution
Genetta Cuvier, 1816[1]	Common genet (G. genetta) (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]	LC[3]
	Cape genet (G. tigrina) (Schreber, 1778)[4]	LC[5]
	South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) (Thunberg, 1811)[6]
	Rusty-spotted genet (G. maculata) (Gray, 1828)[7]	LC[8]
	Pardine genet (G. pardina) Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832[9]	LC[10]
	Abyssinian genet (G. abyssinica) (Rüppell, 1835)[11]	DD[12]
	King genet (G. poensis) Waterhouse, 1838[13]	DD[14]
	Servaline genet (G. servalina) Pucheran, 1855	LC[15]
	Angolan genet (G. angolensis) Bocage, 1882	LC[16]
	Giant forest genet (G. victoriae) Thomas, 1901[17]	LC[18]
	Hausa genet (G. thierryi) Matschie, 1902[19]	LC[20]
	Letaba genet (G. letabae) Thomas and Schwann, 1906[21]
	Johnston's genet (G. johnstoni) (Pocock, 1908)	NT[22]
	Aquatic genet (G. piscivora) (Allen, 1919)[23]	NT[24]
	Crested servaline genet (G. cristata) Hayman, 1940	VU[25]
	Schouteden's genet (G. schoutedeni) Crawford-Cabral, 1970
	Bourlon's genet (G. bourloni) Gaubert, 2003[26]	VU[27]
Poiana Gray, 1864[28]	Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) (Thomson, 1842)[29]	LC[30]
	West African oyan (P. leightoni) (Pocock, 1907)[31]	VU[32]

Phylogeny

The phylogenetic relationships of Genettinae are shown in the following cladogram:^[33][34]

Genettinae

Poiana West African oyan P. leightoni Central African oyan P. richardsonii Genetta Abyssinian genet G. abyssinica Haussa genet G. thierryi Giant forest genet G. victoriae Johnston's genet G. johnstoni Aquatic genet G. piscivora Servaline genet G. servalina Crested servaline genet G. cristata South African small-spotted genet G. felina Common genet G. genetta Cape genet G. tigrina Letaba genet G. letabae Schouteden's genet G. schoutedeni Rusty-spotted genet G. maculata Angolan genet G. angolensis Pardine genet G. pardina Bourlon's genet G. bourloni King genet G. poensis