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The fossa is a carnivore that hunts small to medium-sized animals. One of eight carnivorous species endemic to Madagascar, the fossa is the island's largest surviving endemic terrestrial mammal and the only predator capable of preying upon adults of all extant lemur species , [ 26 ] [ 29 ] the largest of which can weigh as much as 90 percent of ...
Genus Sylvilagus – Gray, 1867 – nineteen species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Andean tapeti. S. andinus (Thomas, 1897) Northern Andes: Size: 33–36 cm (13–14 in) long, plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail [99] Habitat: Grassland [100] Diet: Grass and sedges [100] DD ...
The Malagasy or striped civet (Fossa fossana), also known as the fanaloka (Malagasy, [fə̥ˈnaluk]) or jabady, [5] is an euplerid endemic to Madagascar. [6] It is the only species in genus Fossa . The Malagasy civet is a small mammal , about 47 centimetres (19 in) long excluding the tail (which is only about 20 centimetres (7.9 in)).
Euplerinae, more commonly known as Malagasy civets, is a subfamily of carnivorans that includes four species restricted to Madagascar.Together with the subfamily Galidiinae, which also only occurs on Madagascar, it forms the family Eupleridae.
A civet (/ ˈ s ɪ v ɪ t /) is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different species, mostly from the family Viverridae.
The marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) is a small cottontail rabbit found in marshes and swamps of coastal regions of the Eastern and Southern United States. It is a strong swimmer and found only near regions of water. It is similar in appearance to the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) but is characterized by smaller ears, legs, and ...
Cottontail rabbits are in the Sylvilagus genus, which is in the Leporidae family. They are found in the Americas . [ 1 ] Most Sylvilagus species have stub tails with white undersides that show when they retreat, giving them their characteristic name.
More and more sources are starting to use the spelling "Fosa" to distinguish it from the animal with the latin name "Fossa Fossana". This name is used in both English language guides to Madagascar (by Bradt and Lonely Planet) as well as in the Bradt Madagascar Wildlife guide (where there is a part about cleaning up naming issues.