page_title: List of mammals of Liberia
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Liberia / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: Original caption: "Europäische Genette, Genetta genetta L. 1/4 natürlicher Größe." Translation (partly): "Small spotted genet, Genetta genetta L. 1/4 natural size." Size: 5.2 x 4.1 in² (13.2 x 10.4 cm²)
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Liberia. Of the mammal species in Liberia, nine are endangered, twelve are vulnerable, and eleven are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
context_section_description: There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
  Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Subfamily: Felinae
  Genus: Leptailurus
  Serval, Leptailurus serval LC
  Genus: Caracal
  African golden cat, Caracal aurata VU
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Leopard, Panthera pardus VU
  Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
  Subfamily: Viverrinae
  Genus: Civettictis
  African civet, Civettictis civetta LC
  Genus: Genetta
  Johnston's genet, Genetta johnstoni NT
  Genus: Poiana
  Leighton's linsang, Poiana leightoni VU
  Family: Nandiniidae
  Genus: Nandinia
  African palm civet, Nandinia binotata LC
  Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
  Genus: Atilax
  Marsh mongoose, Atilax paludinosus LC
  Genus: Crossarchus
  Common kusimanse, Crossarchus obscurus LC
  Genus: Galerella
  Slender mongoose, Galerella sanguinea LC
  Genus: Herpestes
  Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon LC
  Genus: Liberiictis
  Liberian mongoose, Liberiictis kuhni VU
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Mellivora
  Ratel, Mellivora capensis LC
  Genus: Lutra
  Speckle-throated otter, Lutra maculicollis NT
  Genus: Aonyx
  African clawless otter, Aonyx capensis NT
caption: Common genet
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