Poiana (genus)
| Poiana | |
|---|---|
| Central African oyan (Poiana richardsonii) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Subfamily: | Genettinae |
| Genus: | Poiana Gray, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Genetta richardsonii | |
| Species | |
The genus Poiana consists of two species native to West and Central Africa, the West African oyan (P. leightoni) and the Central African oyan (P. richardsonii).