West African oyan

West African oyan
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Poiana
Species:
P. leightoni
Binomial name
Poiana leightoni
Pocock, 1908
Distribution of Leighton's linsang
Synonyms

Poiana richardsoni leightoni (protonym)
Poiana richardsoni liberiensis (erratum)

The West African oyan (Poiana leightoni), also known as the West African linsang, is a linsang species native to the Upper Guinean forests in West Africa. It is one of the least known small carnivores in Africa.