Leightons linsang vs utile

Poiana leightoni compared with Entandrophragma utile

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leightons linsang	utile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Viverridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Poiana	Entandrophragma
Species	Poiana leightoni	Entandrophragma utile

Conservation Status

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

utile

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leightons linsang	utile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leightons linsang

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

utile

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.