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Six euplerid species

Eupleridae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora. A member of this family is called a euplerid, Malagasy mongoose, or Malagasy carnivoran. All members of this species are found on the island of Madagascar.

The 10 species of Eupleridae are split into 7 genera within 2 subfamilies: the civet-like Euplerinae and the mongoose-like Galidiinae. Historically, the Euplerinae species were included in the civet family Viverridae, and several of the Galidiinae species in the mongoose family Herpestidae, but more recent genetic evidence showed them to be part of the same clade, having evolved from a single ancestor species 18–24 million years ago.

Conventions

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IUCN Red List categories
Conservation status
 EX Extinct (0 species)
 EW Extinct in the wild (0 species)
 CR Critically Endangered (0 species)
 EN Endangered (2 species)
 VU Vulnerable (5 species)
 NT Near threatened (3 species)
 LC Least concern (1 species)
Other categories
 DD Data deficient (0 species)
 NE Not evaluated (1 species)

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the viverrid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN red list for that species unless otherwise noted.

Classification

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The family Eupleridae consists of 10 extant species belonging to 14 genera in 4 subfamilies and divided into dozens of extant subspecies. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species.

Eupleridae  
 Euplerinae  

 Cryptoprocta  

 Fossa 

 Eupleres 

Galidiinae  

 Galidia  

 Galidictis  

 Mungotictis  

 Salanoia  

Euplerids

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The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis. This includes the discovery of the Durrell's vontsira, and the splitting the falanouc species into the eastern falanouc and western falanouc.

Subfamily Euplerinae

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Main article: Euplerinae
Genus Cryptoprocta – Bennett, 1833 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Fossa

C. ferox
Bennett, 1833
Map of range 		Size: 61–80 cm (24–31 in) long, plus 61–80 cm (24–31 in) tail[1]

Habitat: Forest[2]

Diet: [2] 		 VU 


2,600-8,600 Population declining[2]

Genus Eupleres – Doyère, 1835 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Eastern falanouc

E. goudotii
Doyère, 1835
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat: Forest[3]

Diet: [3] 		 VU 


Unknown Population declining[3]

Western falanouc


E. major
Lavauden, 1929 		Size:

Habitat: Forest, inland wetlands[4]

Diet: [4] 		 EN 


Unknown Population declining[3]

Genus Fossa – Gray, 1865 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Malagasy civet

F. fossana
Müller, 1776
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat: Forest[5]

Diet: [5] 		 VU 


Unknown Population declining[5]

Subfamily Galidiinae

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Main article: Galidiinae
Genus Galidia – Geoffroy, 1837 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Ring-tailed vontsira

G. elegans
Geoffroy, 1837

Three subspecies
  • G. e. elegans
  • G. e. dambrensis
  • G. e. occidentalis

Map of range 		Size:

Habitat: Forest[6]

Diet: [6] 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[6]

Genus Galidictis – Geoffroy, 1839 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose

G. fasciata
Gmelin, 1788

Two subspecies
  • G. f. fasciata
  • G. f. striatus

Map of range 		Size: [convert: needs a number] long, plus 28–30 cm (11–12 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[8]

Diet: [8] 		 VU 


Unknown Population declining[8]

Grandidier's mongoose

G. grandidieri
Wozencraft, 1986
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[9]

Diet: [9] 		 EN 


Unknown Population declining[9]

Genus Mungotictis – Pocock, 1915 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Narrow-striped mongoose

M. decemlineata
Grandidier, 1867

Two subspecies
  • M. d. decemlineata
  • M. d. lineatus

Map of range 		Size:

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[10]

Diet: [10] 		 EN 


Unknown Population declining[10]

Genus Salanoia – Gray, 1865 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Brown-tailed mongoose

S. concolor
Geoffroy, 1837
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands[11]

Diet: [11] 		 VU 


Unknown Population declining[11]

Durrell's vontsira

S. durrelli
Durbin et al., 2010
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands

Diet: 		 NE 


Unknown Unknown

Prehistoric euplerids

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In addition to extant euplerids, a number of prehistoric species have been discovered and classified as a part of Eupleridae.

References

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  1. ^ Lundrigan, Barbara; Zachariah, Trevor (2000). "Cryptoprocta ferox". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Hawkins, F. (2016). "Cryptoprocta ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T5760A45197189. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T5760A45197189.en.
  3. ^ a b c d Hawkins, F. (2016). "Eupleres goudotii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T68336601A45204582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T68336601A45204582.en.
  4. ^ a b Hawkins, F. (2016). "Eupleres major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T39547A45204313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T39547A45204313.en.
  5. ^ a b c Hawkins, F. (2015). "Fossa fossana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T8668A45197868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T8668A45197868.en.
  6. ^ a b c Hawkins, F. (2015). "Galidia elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T39426A45204213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T39426A45204213.en.
  7. ^ Burrell, Michele (2005). "Galidictis fasciata". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Hawkins, F. (2016). "Galidictis fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T8833A45197977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T8833A45197977.en.
  9. ^ a b c Hawkins, F. (2015). "Galidictis grandidieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T8834A45198057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T8834A45198057.en.
  10. ^ a b c Hawkins, F. (2015). "Mungotictis decemlineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T13923A45199764. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T13923A45199764.en.
  11. ^ a b c Hawkins, F. (2016). "Salanoia concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19852A45202205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T19852A45202205.en.
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