Cryptoprocta spelea
G. Grandidier, 1902
Giant Fosa
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Carnivora |
Suborder | : Feliformia |
Infraorder | : Viverroidea |
Family | : Eupleridae |
Subfamily | : Euplerinae |
Genus | : Cryptoprocta |
Species status
Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Grandidier, G. 1902. Observations sur les Lémuriens disparus de Madagascar. Collections Alluaud, Gaubert, Grandidier (suite). Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 8:587-592.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42896877Original name as described
Cryptoprocta ferox var. spelea
Type material
MNHN CG 1977.755
Type kind
neotype
Type locality
cave at Andrahomana, Madagascar.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
IUCN Red List status
Extinct
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