Genetta bourloni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viverroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pan-Carnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Feliformia Infraordo: Aeluroidea Superfamilia: Viverroidea

Familia: Viverridae
Subfamilia: Genettinae
Genus: Genetta
Species: Genetta bourloni

nom

Genetta bourloni Gaubert, 2003: 95

Holotype: MNHN-ZM-MO-1959-938, adult indet., skin and skull, collected by R. Pujol on 15 March 1958.
Type locality: “Guinea, Sérédou, Cercle de Macenta”.
Etymology: Named after Philippe Bourlon.

Native distribution areas

Sierra Leone
Liberia
Guinea
Côte d’Ivoire

References

Primary references

Gaubert, P. 2003. Description of a new species of genet (Carnivora; Viverridae; genus Genetta) and taxonomic revision of forest forms related to the Large-spotted Genet complex. Mammalia 67(1): 85–108. DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2003.67.1.85 Reference page.

Links

Gaubert, P., Greengrass, E.J. & Do Linh San, E. 2015. IUCN: Genetta bourloni (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T136223A45220931. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T136223A45220931.en. Accessed on 06 July 2026.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Bourlon-Genette
English: Bourlon's Genet
español: Gineta guineana
français: Genette de Bourlon
日本語: ブルドンジェネット