Eupleres

Eupleres
Eastern falanouc (Eupleres goudotii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Eupleridae
Subfamily:	Euplerinae
Genus:	Eupleres Doyère, 1835
Type species
Eupleres goudotii
Species
Eupleres goudotii Eupleres major
Eupleres range

Eupleres is a genus of two species of mongoose-like euplerid mammal native to Madagascar that are known as falanoucs. They are primarily terrestrial and consume mainly invertebrates.

Species

• Eastern falanouc, Eupleres goudotii - mesic forests of eastern Madagascar
• Western falanouc, Eupleres major - xeric areas in northwestern Madagascar ^[1]

Conservation status

The IUCN Red List lists E. goudotii as vulnerable, ^[2] while E. major has been assessed as endangered. ^[3]

References

1. 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. S2CID   62833979.
2. Hawkins, F. (2016). "Eupleres goudotii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T68336601A45204582. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T68336601A45204582.en . Retrieved 16 December 2019.
3. Hawkins, F. (2016). "Eupleres major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T39547A45204313. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T39547A45204313.en . Retrieved 16 December 2019.