Eupleres major
| Eupleres major | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Eupleridae |
| Subfamily: | Euplerinae |
| Genus: | Eupleres |
| Species: | E. major |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupleres major Lavauden, 1929 | |
Eupleres major is a rare mongoose-like mammal endemic to Madagascar and classified in the carnivoran family Eupleridae.
Eupleres major, recognized only in 2010, is in the genus Eupleres.[2]
People found it in humid rainforest and marshes in northwest Madagascar and also reported it from the dry deciduous forest in the west.
References
- ↑ Dollar, L. (2000). Eupleres major. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 16 October 2015. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is endangered
- ↑ Goodman, S. M.; Helgen, K. M. (2010-02-25). "Species limits and distribution of the Malagasy carnivoran genus Eupleres (Family Eupleridae)". Mammalia 74 (2): 177–185. doi:10.1515/mamm.2010.018.
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