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

Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat., 3, 45

Original name as described

Eupleres goudotii

Other common names

Fanaloka · Ridarida · Amboa Laolo

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-311

Type kind

holotype

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

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