Eupleres goudotii

Doyère, 1835

Falanouc

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Viverroidea
Family : Eupleridae
Subfamily : Euplerinae
Genus : Eupleres

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles, No. 3, p. 45, March 1835

Original name as described

Eupleres goudotii

Other common names

Fanaloka · Ridarida · Amboa Laolo

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-311

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-311

Type locality

"Tamatave" [= Toamasina].

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

includes major, which is sometimes considered a distinct species

Taxonomy notes citation

Goodman, S. M., & Helgen, K. M. (2010). Species limits and distribution of the Malagasy carnivoran genus Eupleres (Family Eupleridae). Mammalia, 74(2), 177-185. · Veron, G., & Goodman, S. M. (2018). One or two species of the rare Malagasy carnivoran Eupleres (Eupleridae)? New insights from molecular data. Mammalia, 82(2), 107-112.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006030

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Eupleres goudotii

Doyère, 1835

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

goudotii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-311

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-311

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles

Name usages

  1. Doyère (1835:281, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13394921) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69233)
  2. Lesson (1842:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Blainville (1842:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68406)
  4. Chenu (1850:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14470782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69491)
  5. Gray (1865:578, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500911) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36800)
  6. Gray (1869:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397096) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1991:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Wozencraft (1993:340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  10. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/68336601/45204582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eupleures Goudotii

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

goudotii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

326

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Eupleres major

L. Lavauden, 1929

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:45961, MCZ:Mamm:45962

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:45961 https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:45962

Authority page

198

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39547/45204313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eupleres goudotti

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

goudotti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Eupleres goudotti goudotti

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

goudotti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Eupleres goudotti major

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Eupleres goudoti

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

goudoti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

101

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Eupleres goudotii goudotii

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

goudotii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Eupleres goudotii major

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Eupleridae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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