EUPLERIDAE, Chenu, 1850

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Eupleridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 330-351 : 330

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5676533
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6379980
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scientific name	EUPLERIDAE
status

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Family EUPLERIDAE View in CoL

( MADAGASCAR CARNIVORES)

• Small to medium mammals with elongated bodies; external features vary, heads range from elongated and angular to flat and rounded, legs from short to long.

• 51-150 cm. View Figure

• Madagascar. View Figure

• Forested habitats (dry deciduous, rainforest, and montane); also sub-desert and above forest line.

• 7 genera, 8 species, 13 taxa.

• 1 species Endangered, 3 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.