Eupleres
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Genus of carnivoresTemplate:SHORTDESC:Genus of carnivores
"Falanouc" redirects here; not to be confused with Fanaloka.
| Eupleres | |
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| Eastern falanouc (Eupleres goudotii) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Eupleridae |
| Subfamily: | Euplerinae |
| Genus: | Eupleres Doyère, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Eupleres goudotii | |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]- Eastern falanouc, Eupleres goudotii - mesic forests of eastern Madagascar
- Western falanouc, Eupleres major - xeric areas in northwestern Madagascar[1]
Conservation status
[edit | edit source]The IUCN Red List lists E. goudotii as vulnerable,[2] while E. major has been assessed as endangered.[3]
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