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IUCN Red List categories
Conservation status
EX	Extinct (0 species)
EW	Extinct in the wild (0 species)
CR	Critically Endangered (0 species)
EN	Endangered (2 species)
VU	Vulnerable (5 species)
NT	Near threatened (3 species)
LC	Least concern (1 species)
Other categories
DD	Data deficient (0 species)
NE	Not evaluated (1 species)

Eupleridae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora. A member of this family is called a euplerid, Malagasy mongoose, or Malagasy carnivoran. All members of this species are found on the island of Madagascar.

The 10 species of Eupleridae are split into 7 genera within 2 subfamilies: the civet-like Euplerinae and the mongoose-like Galidiinae. Historically, the Euplerinae species were included in the civet family Viverridae, and several of the Galidiinae species in the mongoose family Herpestidae, but more recent genetic evidence showed them to be part of the same clade, having evolved from a single ancestor species 18–24 million years ago.

Conventions edit

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the viverrid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN red list for that species unless otherwise noted.

Classification edit

The family Eupleridae consists of 10 extant species belonging to 14 genera in 4 subfamilies and divided into dozens of extant subspecies. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species.

Subfamily Euplerinae
- Genus Cryptoprocta: one species
- Genus Eupleres: two species
- Genus Fossa: one species
Subfamily Galidiinae
- Genus Galidia: one species
- Genus Galidictis: two species
- Genus Mungotictis: one species
- Genus Salanoia: two species

Eupleridae

Euplerinae

	Cryptoprocta

	Fossa

Eupleres

Galidiinae

Galidia

Galidictis

	Mungotictis

	Salanoia

Euplerids edit

The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis. This includes the discovery of the Durrell's vontsira, and the splitting the falanouc species into the eastern falanouc and western falanouc.

Subfamily Euplerinae edit

Genus **Cryptoprocta** – Bennett, 1833 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Fossa	C. ferox Bennett, 1833		Size: 61–80 cm (24–31 in) long, plus 61–80 cm (24–31 in) tail^[1] Habitat: Forest^[2] Diet: ^[2]	VU 2,600-8,600 ^[2]

Genus **Eupleres** – Doyère, 1835 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Eastern falanouc	E. goudotii Doyère, 1835		Size: Habitat: Forest^[3] Diet: ^[3]	VU Unknown ^[3]
Western falanouc	E. major Lavauden, 1929		Size: Habitat: Forest, inland wetlands^[4] Diet: ^[4]	EN Unknown ^[3]

Genus **Fossa** – Gray, 1865 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Malagasy civet	F. fossana Müller, 1776		Size: Habitat: Forest^[5] Diet: ^[5]	VU Unknown ^[5]

Subfamily Galidiinae edit

Genus **Galidia** – Geoffroy, 1837 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Ring-tailed vontsira	G. elegans Geoffroy, 1837 Three subspecies G. e. elegans G. e. dambrensis G. e. occidentalis		Size: Habitat: Forest^[6] Diet: ^[6]	LC Unknown ^[6]

Genus **Galidictis** – Geoffroy, 1839 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose	G. fasciata Gmelin, 1788 Two subspecies G. f. fasciata G. f. striatus		Size: ^{[convert: needs a number]} long, plus 28–30 cm (11–12 in) tail^[7] Habitat: Forest^[8] Diet: ^[8]	VU Unknown ^[8]
Grandidier's mongoose	G. grandidieri Wozencraft, 1986		Size: Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[9] Diet: ^[9]	EN Unknown ^[9]

Genus **Mungotictis** – Pocock, 1915 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Narrow-striped mongoose	M. decemlineata Grandidier, 1867 Two subspecies M. d. decemlineata M. d. lineatus		Size: Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[10] Diet: ^[10]	EN Unknown ^[10]

Genus **Salanoia** – Gray, 1865 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Brown-tailed mongoose	S. concolor Geoffroy, 1837		Size: Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands^[11] Diet: ^[11]	VU Unknown ^[11]
Durrell's vontsira	S. durrelli Durbin et al., 2010		Size: Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands Diet:	NE Unknown