Eupleridae

The family Eupleridae is endemic to Madagascar and comprising 10 known species in seven genera. Probably the best known species is the Fossa. Eight living species of Madagascar carnivorans evolved from one ancestor that is thought to have rafted over from mainland Africa 18-24 million years ago. This makes Malagasy carnivorans a clade. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Feliformia
Ring-tailed mongoose	Fossa

phylum	Chordata	The Ring-tailed mongoose is relatively small, usually 32 to 38cm long. Its body is long and slender, and the rounded head has a pointed snout. The body is a dark red color and the feet are black. As the name implies, its bushy tail is covered with black and red rings. Ring-tailed mongooses are very agile, and good climbers. They are quite playful and are active during the day. Their habitat consists of humid forests. Their diet is mostly of small mammals, invertebrates, fish, reptiles and eggs, but they occasionally eat insects and fruit. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Eupleridae
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Carnivora
suborder	Feliformia
family	Eupleridae
genus	Galidia
species	G. elegans

phylum	Chordata	The fossa is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. Its classification, along with that of the other Malagasy carnivores, influenced hypotheses about how many times mammalian carnivores have colonized the island. With genetic studies demonstrating that the fossa and all other Malagasy carnivores are most closely related to each other (forming a clade, recognized as the family Eupleridae), carnivorans are now thought to have colonized the island once around 18 to 20 million years ago. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Eupleridae
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Carnivora
suborder	Feliformia
family	Eupleridae
genus	Cryptoprocta
species	C. ferox

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