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Ring-tailed mongoose
Sign in to saveAlso known as Galidia elegans, Malagasy ring-tailed mongoose, ring-tailed vontsira
species of mammal
Species
Least ConcernMaximum longevity: 26 years (captivity) Observations: One wild born animal was about 26 years old when it died in captivity (Ronald Nowak 1999).
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Galidia elegans
- Commons category
- Galidia elegans
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- Galidia elegans
- taxon common name
- Ringelschwanzmungo
- gestation period
- 82
- endemic to
- Madagascar
- longest observed lifespan
- 26
- short name
- G. elegans
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Encyclopedic overview
Skull and dentition, as illustrated in Gervais' Histoire naturelle des mammifères The ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans), locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose, is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus Galidia.
Classification and etymology
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