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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER CARNIVORA
--> SUBORDER FELIFORMIA
--> FAMILY Eupleridae
--> SUBFAMILY Euplerinae
--> GENUS Fossa
SPECIES Fossa fossana
| Author: | Müller, 1776. | | Citation: | Linné's Vollstand, Natursyst. Suppl.: 32. | | Common Name: | Malagasy Civet | | Type Locality: | "Madagascar". | | Distribution: | Endemic to Madagascar. | | Status: | CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Vulnerable. | | Comments: | The commonly used Viverra fossa Schreber, 1777, is a junior synonym (G. Petter, 1962, 1974). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
fossa (Schreber, 1777)
daubentonii Gray, 1865
majori Dollman, 1909
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