#malagasy civet

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A fanaloka, or Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

by Sean Crane

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The fossa is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of Eupleridae, the family of carnivorans, and closely related to the Malagasy civet.

The fossa is the largest mammalian carnivore on Madagascar and has been compared to a small cougar, as it has convergently evolved many cat-like features. Adults have a head-body length of 70–80 cm (28–31 in) and weigh between 5.5 and 8.6 kg (12 and 19 lb), with the males larger than the females. It has semi-retractable claws (meaning it can extend but not retract its claws fully) and flexible ankles that allow it to climb up and down trees head-first, and also support jumping from tree to tree.

Photo 📸 @timfurfie

source: The Fabulous Weird Trotters

[jzq]

people mistaking genets civets linsangs and malagasy civets ahhhhhhhhhhh *explodes and dies*

[postanthropoceneplanning]

Current old map:

(Bering land bridge will actually be disconnected in the updated map.)

*Africa and Eurasia are now connected.

*The Americas are now separated at Panama.

*Australia has connected to New Guinea and nearly touches Indonesia.

4 separate continents and 1 pseudo-supercontinent.

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Arctic faunal interchange:

Fowl, Raptors, Passerines, Auks, Loons, Amphibians, Rodents, Mustelids, Cats, Canids, Deer, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Horses

African-Malagasy faunal migration:

Fowl, Hornbills, Storks, Raptors, Passerines, Crocodiles, Lizards, Snakes, Turtles, Amphibians, Bats

Afro-Eurasian faunal interchange:

Ostriches, Fowl, Hornbills, Storks, Raptors, Passerines, Pigeons, Horses, Deer, Boar, Cats, Canids, Viverrids, Hyrax, Macaque, Bats

Indes-Australian faunal interchange:

Lizards, Snakes, Amphibians, Ratites, Hornbills, Parrots, Raptors, Pigeons, Passerines, Kingfishers, Dasyurid marsupials, Kangaroos, Cuscus, Pigs, Chevrotain, Stink badger, Palm civet, Bats, Rakali

Austro-Zealandia faunal migration:

Lizards, Amphibians, Parrots, Raptors, Passerines, Bats

Zealandia-Antarctic faunal migration:

Parrots, Swallows

Patagonian-Antarctic faunal migration:

Tinimou, Geese, Vultures, Caracara, Egrets, Shorebirds, Swifts, Bats, Trout

[mhaccunoval]

who was going to tell me that malagasy civet pups are so stinking cute

[striped-civet]

Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana) Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Despite its name, the Malagasy civet is not a civet, but actually belongs to the endemic Madagascan family Eupleridae. It is also known as the striped civet or the fanaloka.

Photograph © Chien Lee

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A couple of commissions for foxyNalie on Twitter.

[tigirl-and-co]

Current topic of interest: species indigenous to Madagascar

Please look at the Malagasy civet/ striped civet 

[coppercookie]

My favourite euplerids

[tymime]

Karl the Fanaloka

[duckrabbit57]

Fanaloka or jabady (Fossa fossana) by D.Frampton 2017 

[snototter]

A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana) in Madagascar

by Charles Sharp

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pls this song is perfect for Karl omg-

[opellisms]

More March Mammal Madness artwork, these are from the Tricksy Taxonomy division!

-Malagasy striped civet (AKA fanaloka) round 1

-Mara (AKA Patagonian cavy) round 1

-Jaguarundi round 1 & 2

-Red wolf round 1 & 2

-Hispaniolan solenodon round 2

[animalids]

Fanaloka (Fossa fossana) Also known as: Malagasy civet, striped civet, jabady

The fanaloka is the second largest carnivore on the island of Madagascar (second to the fossa). They are about the size of a cat, though their appearance and behavior is more like that of a fox. Usually two fanalokas maintain a home area of about one square mile, marking its borders with scent. They’re nocturnal and usually hunt on the ground, as they aren’t very impressive climbers. Their prey consists of small mammals, frogs, lizards, bird eggs and any other meat they can get their hands on. They’re listed as vulnerable.

Classification: Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia - Eutheria - Boreoeutheria - Laurasiatheria - Scrotifera - Ferae - Carnivoramorpha - Carnivora - Feliformia - Viverroidea - Viverridae - Herpestoidea - Eupleridae - Euplerinae - Fossa - F. fossana

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TIL malagasy civet / fanaloka / jabady pup