Ring-tailed mongoose

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

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