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Galidiinae
Sign in to saveGalidiinae is a subfamily of carnivorans that is restricted to Madagascar and includes six species classified into four genera. Together with the three other species of indigenous Malagasy carnivorans, including the fossa, they are currently classified in the family Eupleridae within the suborder Feliformia. Galidiinae are the smallest of the Malagasy carnivorans, generally weighing about 600 to 900 g. They are agile, short-legged animals with long, bushy ringed tails.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Galidiinae is referenced by 513 other articles, and connects out to Ring-tailed mongoose, Narrow-striped mongoose and Hyaenidae.
Vinony files it under Endemic fauna of Madagascar, Eupleridae and Taxa named by John Edward Gray.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Eupleridae
- Image
- Galidia elegans.JPG
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- Galidiinae
- taxon rank
- subfamily
- taxon name
- Galidiinae
- topic's main category
- Category:Galidiinae
- endemic to
- Madagascar
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Galidiinae is a subfamily of carnivorans that is restricted to Madagascar and includes six species classified into four genera. Together with the three other species of indigenous Malagasy carnivorans, including the fossa, they are currently classified in the family Eupleridae within the suborder Feliformia. Galidiinae are the smallest of the Malagasy carnivorans, generally weighing about 600 to 900 g. They are agile, short-legged animals with long, bushy ringed tails.
They closely resemble the mongooses (family Herpestidae) of continental Africa and southern Eurasia, with which they were classified until 2006, and accordingly they are said to be "mongoose-like" or even described as "Malagasy mongooses". The Malagasy name vontsira is a common name or alias for many species.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Galidiinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.