The broad-striped Malagasy mongoose, also called the broad-striped vontsira or white vontsira, Galidictis fasciata, is a small carnivoran of the family Eupleridae native to eastern Madagascar. It has short legs, a long bushy tail about as long as its 40 to 50 cm body, a slender head with a pointed snout, and a reddish-brown to grey coat marked with broad dark stripes. Two subspecies are known: the nominate form has about eight to ten stripes and a fuller reddish-brown tail, while G. f. striata has five stripes and a thinner white tail. It lives in lowland and montane rainforest between about 440 and 1,500 m, hunts at night for insects, small reptiles, amphibians and small mammals, and is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
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The broad-striped Malagasy mongoose or broad-striped vontsira (Galidictis fasciata) is a species of small mongooses native to Eastern Madagascar.
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The broad-striped Malagasy mongoose or broad-striped vontsira (Galidictis fasciata) is a species of small mongooses native to Eastern Madagascar.
Distribution and habitat
The IUCN lists the broad-striped Malagasy mongoose as vulnerable.
Behavior and ecology
The broad-striped Malagasy mongoose is nocturnal.
Behavior and ecology, diet
The mongoose is carnivorous and its diet mainly consists of insects, small reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals
Distribution and habitat, system
While it is mostly terrestrial, it can climb trees.
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Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status
Human advancement into the forests, logging, and clearing are decreasing habitat.
Conservation Status, threats
There is competition for resources, mainly dietary, from small Indian civets,
Conservation Status, CITES
CITES No special status
Physical Description
Various sources list weights between 500 and 800 grams, with a mean adult body mass of 605 grams.
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
There are no known adverse affects of G. fasciata on humans.
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