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.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Member Count Band Era First Appeared Disputed
Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Parent Taxon Of
Source Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose (Wikipedia)
Source Brown-tailed mongoose (Wikipedia)
Source Cryptoprocta bevatabe (Wikipedia)
Source Durrell's vontsira (Wikipedia)
Source Eastern falanouc (Wikipedia)
Source Cryptoprocta spelea (Wikipedia)
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Galidictis grandidieri
Source Malagasy civet (Wikipedia)
Source Narrow-striped mongoose (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Ring-tailed vontsira
Source Western falanouc (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ641742, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life- Taxonomic Rank: Family
- Scientific Name: Eupleridae
- Member Species/Taxa Count: 10
View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Catalogue of Life metrics for Eupleridae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)speciesExtantCountQuote, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 7
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Eupleridae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Eupleridae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 0.0117 ... "early_interval": "Holocene"
Wikidata: Eupleridae
Wikidata Q641742, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Cryptoprocta spelea (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Giant fossa, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Giant fossa, Lead
Cryptoprocta spelea, also known as the giant fossa or the cave fossa, is an extinct species of carnivore from Madagascar in the family Eupleridae
Cryptoprocta bevatabe (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Cryptoprocta bevatabe, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Cryptoprocta bevatabe, Lead
Cryptoprocta (which includes the living fossa) is part of a family of carnivorans known as Eupleridae
Eastern falanouc (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Eastern falanouc, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Eastern falanouc, Lead
The eastern falanouc (Eupleres goudotii) is a rare mongoose-like mammal in the carnivoran family Eupleridae endemic to Madagascar
Western falanouc (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Western falanouc, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Western falanouc, Lead
The western falanouc belongs to the family Eupleridae, a family that is endemic to Madagascar.
Malagasy civet (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Malagasy civet, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Malagasy civet, Lead
is an euplerid endemic to Madagascar
Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose, Lead
The broad-striped Malagasy mongoose belongs to the animal family Eupleridae
Narrow-striped mongoose (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Narrow-striped mongoose, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Narrow-striped mongoose, Lead
The narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata), also known as the boky-boky in Malagasy, is a member of the family Eupleridae endemic to Madagascar.
Durrell's vontsira (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Durrell's vontsira, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Durrell's vontsira, Lead
Durrell's vontsira belongs to the family Eupleridae
Brown-tailed mongoose (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Brown-tailed mongoose, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Brown-tailed mongoose, Lead
The brown-tailed mongoose, brown-tailed vontsira, Malagasy brown-tailed mongoose, or salano (Salanoia concolor) is a species of mammal in the family Eupleridae.
Wikipedia: Ring-tailed vontsira
WikipediaParent Taxon Of: Ring-tailed vontsira, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Ring-tailed vontsira, Lead
is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Galidictis grandidieri
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyParent Taxon Of: Grandidier's mongoose, Scientific ClassificationQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Grandidier's mongoose, Scientific Classification
Family Eupleridae Malagasy carnivores
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