Leighton s Linsang

Poiana leightoniPocock, 1908

Animal

VULR Monde (IUCN)

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Description

espèce de mammifères

Source : Wikidata

Filtrer le graphe par contexte spatialPays · région · aire protégée · écorégion · biome

Pas d'interactions documentées pour cette espèce.

Liste rouge IUCN

VU · Vulnérablecritères C1↘Décroissante

Évaluation complète

Évaluation: 2015 · v3.1
Altitude: – m
Profondeur: – m

État de la populationTexte officiel évaluation IUCNExpert

There is no reliable information on the population status of this species. Apparently it is rare and very localised (Rosevear 1974). The most recent confirmed records are from Liberia in the late 1980s (Taylor 1992), but no serious search effort has been undertaken since then. The species has apparently not been reported from bushmeat markets over the past 25 years; this might reflect the limited number of surveys within and around its known range and/or the fact that the arboreal behaviour of this species takes it out of the range of most of the hunting effort.

Menaces identifiées(2 menaces classées CMP-IUCN)

5_1_1
Intentional use (species is the target)
Causing/Could cause fluctuationsMinority (<50%)Ongoing
5_3_5
Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded
Slow, Significant DeclinesMinority (<50%)Ongoing

Description complète des menacesTexte détaillé évaluation IUCNExpert

Like Johnston's Genet (Genetta johnstoni), Bourlon's Genet (G. bourloni) and Liberian Mongoose (Liberiictis kuhni), this species is believed to be affected by ongoing habitat loss in the upper Guinean forests, possibly more so given that it is a canopy species. It is unclear to what degree this semi-arboreal species is impacted by bushmeat hunting, but this could be a threat since most of the specimens collected during field expeditions were acquired from hunters.

Habitats préférentiels (classification IUCN)

1_6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland★

Mesures de conservation recommandéesStratégies de conservation IUCNExpert

It may occur in the Sangbé National Park (NP) in Côte d’Ivoire (Hoppe-Dominik 1990) and the type locality is not far away from the northern boundary of Liberia’s Sapo NP (Schreiber et al. 1989). This is a priority species for further survey work, particularly to determine its current range and population status, whether or not it is subject to damaging levels of hunting, and to investigate other aspects of its ecology. It is presently too poorly known to define relevant conservation needs.

Stress écologiques (4)Stresses Classification — IUCNExpert

1_1Ecosystem conversion
1_2Ecosystem degradation
2_1Species mortality
2_2Species disturbance

Usage & commerce (1)Use & Trade — IUCNExpert

18Unknown
nationalsubsistance

Priorités de recherche (5)Research Needed Classification — IUCNExpert

1_1Taxonomy
1_2Population size, distribution & trends
1_3Life history & ecology
1_4Harvest, use & livelihoods
1_5Threats

Niche IUCN globaleRealms · Systems · LMEs · Growth forms · FAOs — biogéographie IUCNExpert

Royaumes biogéographiques

Afrotropical

Systèmes (terrestre/eau douce/marin)

Terrestrial

Références bibliographiques (9)Sources scientifiques de l'évaluation IUCNExpert

IUCN. 2015. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. Available at: <a href="www.iucnredlist.org">www.iucnredlist.org</a>. (Accessed: 19 November 2015).
Van Rompaey, H. and Colyn, M. 2013. Poiana leightoni West African Linsang (West African Oyan). In: J. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds), The Mammals of Africa. V. Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses, Bloomsbury, London, UK.
Wozencraft, W.C. 2005. Order Carnivora. In: D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition, pp. 532-628. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
Barnett, A.A., Prangley, M.L., Hayman, P.V., Diawara, D. and Koman, J. 1996. A note on the mammals of the Kounounkan massif, south-western Guinea, West Africa. Journal of African Zoology 110: 235-240.
Taylor, M.E. 1992. The Liberian mongoose. Oryx 26: 103-106.
Hoppe-Dominik, B. 1990. On the occurrence of the Honey-badger (Mellivora capensis) and the viverrids in the Ivory Coast. Mustelid & Viverrid Conservation 3: 9-13.
Schreiber, A., Wirth, R., Riffel, M. and Van Rompaey, H. 1989. Weasels, civets, mongooses, and their relatives. An Action Plan for the conservation of mustelids and viverrids. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Rosevear, D.R. 1974. The Carnivores of West Africa. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, UK.

Évaluateurs & contributeurs (3)Personnes ayant contribué à l'évaluation IUCNExpert

assessor

Gaubert, P. & Do Linh San, E.

contributor

Dunham, A. & Hoffmann, M.

evaluator

Duckworth, J.W. & Hoffmann, M.

Gaubert, P. & Do Linh San, E. 2015. Poiana leightoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44165A45220840. Accessed on 05 May 2026.

Traits biologiques

20 valeurs · 3 sources

Morphologie(4)

Masse adulte: -999000 mg; PanTHERIA
Longueur: -999 mm; PanTHERIA
Masse naissance: -999000 mg; PanTHERIA
Masse au sevrage: -999000 mg; PanTHERIA

Cycle de vie(1)

Longévité max: -999 mois; PanTHERIA

Voir 15 traits de plus (2 catégories)

Reproduction(6)

Taille de portée: -999; PanTHERIA
Sevrage: -999 j; PanTHERIA
Portées par an: -999; PanTHERIA
Gestation: -999 j; PanTHERIA
Intervalle naissances: -999 j; PanTHERIA
Maturité sexuelle: -999 j; PanTHERIA

Écologie & habitat(9)

Invertébrés (%): 40 %; elton_mammals
Graines (%): 0 %; elton_mammals
Fruits (%): 0 %; elton_mammals
Nectar (%): 0 %; elton_mammals
Charognard (%): 0 %; elton_mammals
Poissons (%): 0 %; elton_mammals
Autre végétal (%): 20 %; elton_mammals
Vert. ectothermes (%): 0 %; elton_mammals
Vert. endothermes (%): 40 %; elton_mammals

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