Family EUPLERIDAE

(MADAGASCAR CARNIVORES)

• Small to medium mammals with elongated bodies; external features vary, heads range from elongated and angular to flat and rounded, legs from short to long.

• 51-150 cm.

• Madagascar.

• Forested habitats (dry deciduous, rainforest, and montane); also sub-desert and above forest line.

• 7 genera, 8 species, 13 taxa.

• 1 species Endangered, 3 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.