Western falanouc
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Eupleres major Lavauden, 1929
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Eupleres major, the western falanouc, is a rare mongoose-like mammal endemic to Madagascar and classified in the carnivoran family Eupleridae.
Recognized only in 2010, it is in the genus Eupleres.[2]
It is found in humid rainforest and marshes in northwest Madagascar and also in the dry deciduous forest in the west.
References
- ^ Hawkins, F. (2016). "Eupleres major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T39547A45204313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T39547A45204313.en. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Goodman, S. M.; Helgen, K. M. (2010-02-25). "Species limits and distribution of the Malagasy carnivoran genus Eupleres (Family Eupleridae)". Mammalia. 74 (2): 177–185. doi:10.1515/mamm.2010.018.
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