Eupleridae

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Euplerids
Cryptoprocta ferox
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Eupleridae
Subfamilies
Euplerinae Galidiinae

The family Eupleridae is an endemic group of Malagasy carnivores comprising 8 known species. Probably the best known is the fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox), in the sub-family Euplerinae. All the species in the subfamily Euplerinae were formerly classified as viverrids, while all the species in the subfamily Galidiinae were classified as herpestids, or mongooses.

[edit] Species

• Family Eupleridae
  • Subfamily Euplerinae
    • Fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox
    • Falanouc, Eupleres goudotii
    • Malagasy civet, Fossa fossana
  • Subfamily Galidiinae
    • Ring-tailed mongoose, Galidia elegans
    • Broad-striped mongoose, Galidictis fasciata
    • Giant-striped mongoose, Galidictis grandideri
    • Narrow-striped mongoose, Mungotictis decemlineata
    • Brown-tailed mongoose, Salanoia concolor