Fossa Gray 1864 (Malagasy civet)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Eupleridae

Parent taxon: Eupleridae according to A. D. Yoder et al. 2003

See also Burney et al. 2008 and Mivart 1882

Sister taxa: Cryptoprocta, Eupleres, Galidiinae

Subtaxa: Fossa fossana

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Andrahomana Cave (historical collections) (Quaternary of Madagascar)

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