Brown-tailed Mongoose

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Brown-tailed Mongoose
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Eupleridae Genus: Salanoia Species: S. concolor
Binomial name
Salanoia concolor (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837)

The Brown-tailed Mongoose, Malagasy Brown-tailed Mongoose, or Salano (Salanoia concolor) is a species of mammal in the Eupleridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Salanoia. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] References

• Dollar, L. 2000. Salanoia concolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

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