Eupleres | |
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Eastern falanouc (Eupleres goudotii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Eupleridae |
Subfamily: | Euplerinae |
Genus: | Eupleres Doyère, 1835 |
Type species | |
Eupleres goudotii
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Eupleres range |
Eupleres is a genus of two species of mongoose-like euplerid mammal native to Madagascar that are known as falanoucs. They are primarily terrestrial and consume mainly invertebrates.
The IUCN Red List lists E. goudotiiasvulnerable,[2] while E. major has been assessed as endangered.[3]
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