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Oyans
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Oyans

Poiana

The genus Poiana consists of two species of viverrids native to West and Central Africa, the West African oyan (P. leightoni) and the Central African oyan (P. richardsonii), commonly known as oyans.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Central African Oyan

speciesPoiana richardsonii

West African Oyan

speciesPoiana leightoni

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Oyans in Of the Eggs and Nests of Birds

Of the Eggs and Nests of Birds

Giuseppe Zinanni (Ginanni) (1692-1753) · 1737 · p.127

Oyans in Of the Eggs and Nests of Birds

Of the Eggs and Nests of Birds

Giuseppe Zinanni (Ginanni) (1692-1753) · 1737 · p.129

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41610.