Eupleres
Eupleres is a genus of two species of mongoose-like euplerid mammal native to Madagascar. They are primarily terrestrial and consume mainly invertebrates.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Eupleridae |
| Subfamily: | Euplerinae |
| Genus: | ''Eupleres'' Doyère, 1835 |
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Species
edit- Falanouc, Eupleres goudotii - mesic forests of eastern Madagascar
- Eupleres major - xeric areas in northwestern Madagascar[1]
Conservation status
editThe IUCN Red List lists E. goudotii as near-threatened,[2] while E. major has not yet been evaluated.
References
edit- ^ doi:10.1515/mamm.2010.018
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