Eupleridae

E171095

Eupleridae is a family of carnivorous mammals endemic to Madagascar, including animals such as the fossa and Malagasy mongooses, that evolved from a common ancestor related to other carnivorans.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Eupleridae canonical 12

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal family ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ
biogeographicRealm Afrotropical ⓘ
bodyPlan small to medium-sized carnivores ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName Malagasy carnivorans ⓘ
conservationConcern many species threatened ⓘ
containsTaxon Cryptoprocta ferox ⓘ
Eupleres goudotii ⓘ
Eupleres major ⓘ
linked to: Eupleres goudotii

Fossa fossana ⓘ
Galidia elegans ⓘ
Galidictis fasciata ⓘ
Galidictis grandidieri ⓘ
linked to: Galidictis fasciata

Mungotictis decemlineata ⓘ
Salanoia concolor ⓘ
Salanoia durrelli ⓘ
linked to: Salanoia concolor
describedAs family of carnivorous mammals ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
distribution island of Madagascar ⓘ
ecologicalRole mesopredators ⓘ
terrestrial predators ⓘ
endemicTo Madagascar ⓘ
evolutionaryOrigin common ancestor related to other carnivorans ⓘ
evolvedFrom ancestral carnivoran lineage ⓘ
geographicIsolation Madagascar ⓘ
habitat forests of Madagascar ⓘ
scrub and woodland of Madagascar ⓘ
hasFur true ⓘ
higherClassification Carnivora ⓘ
Feliformia ⓘ
includesCommonName Malagasy mongooses ⓘ
fossa ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
morphologicalDiversity high ⓘ
nativeRange Madagascar ⓘ
order Carnivora ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedAsMonophyletic true ⓘ
reproductiveMode viviparous ⓘ
suborder Feliformia ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
threat habitat loss in Madagascar ⓘ
hunting pressure ⓘ
vertebrate true ⓘ
warmBlooded true ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carnivora → includesFamily → Eupleridae ⓘ
Feliformia → hasMemberClade → Eupleridae ⓘ
Viverridae → relatedTo → Eupleridae ⓘ
Cryptoprocta ferox → family → Eupleridae ⓘ
Fossa fossana → family → Eupleridae ⓘ
Eupleres goudotii → family → Eupleridae ⓘ
Galidia elegans → family → Eupleridae ⓘ
Galidictis fasciata → family → Eupleridae ⓘ
Mungotictis decemlineata → family → Eupleridae ⓘ
Salanoia concolor → family → Eupleridae ⓘ
Herpestoidea → includesTaxon → Eupleridae ⓘ
Herpestoidea → hasMemberFamily → Eupleridae ⓘ