Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Poiana richardsonii (Thomson 1842) [Genetta] richardsonii Thomson 1842 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 10: 204 . Type Locality: " Fernando Po " [ Equatorial Guinea : Bioko]. Vernacular Names: African Linsang . Subspecies: : Subspecies Poiana richardsonii subsp. richardsonii Thomson 1842 Subspecies Poiana richardsonii subsp. ochracea Thomas and Wroughton 1907 Distribution: Cameroon , Central African Republic , Dem. Rep. Congo , Equatorial Guinea , Gabon , Republic of Congo . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).