A family of carnivores found only on the island of Madagascar, believed to descend from a single ancestral colonization of the island. Eupleridae includes the fossa, Madagascar's largest native predator.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ641742, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Eupleridae
Wikidata Q641742, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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