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The family Eupleridae is a group of carnivorans endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar

Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar , is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. The main island, also called Madagascar, is the List of islands by area, and is home to 5% of the world's plant and animal species, of which more than 80% are Endemism to Madagascar....
 and comprising 8 known species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 in 7 genera
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
. Probably the best known species is the Fossa
Fossa (animal)

The fossa is a mammal endemic to Madagascar. A member of family Eupleridae, it is closely related to the mongoose. It is the largest mammalian carnivore on the island of Madagascar....
 (Cryptoprocta ferox), in the sub-family Euplerinae. All species of Euplerinae were formerly classified as viverrids, while all species in the subfamily Galidiinae
Galidiinae

Galidiinae is a small sub-family of Madagascar carnivores comprising of 5 genera and 6 species. In 2006, the galidiines were reclassified in the family Eupleridae, having previously been considered members of the family Herpestidae....
 were classified as herpestids (mongoose
Mongoose

A mongoose is a member of the family Herpestidae , a family of small, cat-like Carnivoras.The word mongoose is derived from the Marathi language name mangus "mongoose", perhaps ultimately from Dravidian languages ....
s).

Recent molecular studies indicate that the eight living species of Madagascar carnivorans evolved from one ancestor that is thought to have colonised Madagascar from mainland Africa 18-24 million years ago.






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The family Eupleridae is a group of carnivorans endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar

Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar , is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. The main island, also called Madagascar, is the List of islands by area, and is home to 5% of the world's plant and animal species, of which more than 80% are Endemism to Madagascar....
 and comprising 8 known species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 in 7 genera
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
. Probably the best known species is the Fossa
Fossa (animal)

The fossa is a mammal endemic to Madagascar. A member of family Eupleridae, it is closely related to the mongoose. It is the largest mammalian carnivore on the island of Madagascar....
 (Cryptoprocta ferox), in the sub-family Euplerinae. All species of Euplerinae were formerly classified as viverrids, while all species in the subfamily Galidiinae
Galidiinae

Galidiinae is a small sub-family of Madagascar carnivores comprising of 5 genera and 6 species. In 2006, the galidiines were reclassified in the family Eupleridae, having previously been considered members of the family Herpestidae....
 were classified as herpestids (mongoose
Mongoose

A mongoose is a member of the family Herpestidae , a family of small, cat-like Carnivoras.The word mongoose is derived from the Marathi language name mangus "mongoose", perhaps ultimately from Dravidian languages ....
s).

Recent molecular studies indicate that the eight living species of Madagascar carnivorans evolved from one ancestor that is thought to have colonised Madagascar from mainland Africa 18-24 million years ago. So the Malagasy Carnivora turned out as a clade
Clade

A clade is a term used in modern alpha taxonomy, the scientific classification of living and fossil organisms, to describe a monophyletic group, defined as a group consisting of a single common ancestor and all its descendants.The term "monophyletic group" is used in this article in the conventional sense of "an a...
 closely allied with the mongooses . The Fossa and the Malagasy Civet (Fossa fossana) are believed to be the most ancient surviving species within this group. The closest living relatives of the Madagascar carnivores are the true mongooses (Herpestidae).

Species

  • Family Eupleridae
    • Subfamily Euplerinae
      • Fossa
        Fossa (animal)

        The fossa is a mammal endemic to Madagascar. A member of family Eupleridae, it is closely related to the mongoose. It is the largest mammalian carnivore on the island of Madagascar....
        , Cryptoprocta ferox
      • Falanouc
        Falanouc

        The Falanouc is a rare endemic Madagascar Eupleridae.Its is classified alongside its closest living relative, the Fanaloka, in the subfamily Euplerinae....
        , Eupleres goudotii
      • Malagasy Civet, Fossa fossana
    • Subfamily Galidiinae
      Galidiinae

      Galidiinae is a small sub-family of Madagascar carnivores comprising of 5 genera and 6 species. In 2006, the galidiines were reclassified in the family Eupleridae, having previously been considered members of the family Herpestidae....
      • Ring-tailed Mongoose
        Ring-tailed mongoose

        The Ring-tailed mongoose is an Eupleridae that lives on the island of Madagascar. There is actually much disagreement about the placement of Madagascar's carnivores including the Ring-tailed mongoose, within the phylogenetic tree....
        , Galidia elegans
      • Broad-striped Mongoose, Galidictis fasciata
      • Giant-striped Mongoose
        Giant-striped Mongoose

        Grandidier's Mongoose , also known as the Giant-striped Mongoose, is a small mammal weighing between 1.1 and 1.3 lb and living in Southwestern Madagascar, in areas of spiny desert vegetation....
        , Galidictis grandideri
      • Narrow-striped Mongoose
        Narrow-striped Mongoose

        The Narrow-striped Mongoose , also locally called boky-boky in Malagasy, is a member of the Eupleridae family , subfamily Galidiinae. It inhabits the Madagascar dry deciduous forests of western and southwestern Madagascar....
        , Mungotictis decemlineata
      • Brown-tailed Mongoose
        Brown-tailed Mongoose

        The Brown-tailed Mongoose, Malagasy Brown-tailed Mongoose, or Salano is a species of mammal in the Eupleridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Salanoia....
        , Salanoia concolor