Eupleres
Sign in to saveEupleres 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.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyEupleridae
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- Euplerinae
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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
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