Eupleridae

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Malagasy carnivorans[1]
Temporal range: Holocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Superfamily: Herpestoidea
Family: Eupleridae
Chenu, 1850
Type genus
Eupleres
Doyère, 1835
Genera
Eupleridae subfamily ranges
Synonyms
  • Euplerini Simpson, 1945
  • Cryptoproctina Gray, 1864
  • Galidiina Gray, 1864
  • Cryptoproctidae Flower, 1869
  • Galidiinae Gill, 1872
  • Galidictinae Mivart, 1882
  • Cryptoproctinae Trouessart, 1885
  • Fossinae Pocock, 1915

Eupleridae is a

herpestids
.

Recent molecular studies indicate that the 10 living species of Madagascar carnivorans evolved from one ancestor that is thought to have

mongooses, their closest living relatives.[2] The fossa and the Malagasy civet
(Fossa fossana) are each evolutionarily quite distinct from each other and from the rest of the clade.

All Eupleridae are considered threatened species due to

non-native species.[3]

Taxonomy and phylogeny

Historically, the relationships of the Madagascar carnivorans have been contentious, but molecular evidence suggests that they form a single clade, now recognized as the family Eupleridae.[4][5][6] The hyena family, Hyaenidae, is a sister taxon of the euplerid and herpestid clade, and when grouped together with the viverrids and felids, as well as some smaller groups, forms the feliform (cat-like carnivores) clade.[7][8]

The evolutionary divergence between the herpestids and the euplerids dates back to the

Mya),[7][8] though Philippe Gaubert and Veron estimated a divergence date of 19.4 Mya (16.5–22.7 Mya).[8][10]

Classification

Family Eupleridae
Subfamily Genus Species Image
Euplerinae Cryptoprocta (Bennett, 1833)
Eupleres (Doyère, 1835)
Fossa (Gray, 1864)
Galidiinae Galidia (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837)
Galidictis (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1839)
Mungotictis (Pocock, 1915)
Salanoia (Gray, 1864)

Phylogenetic tree

The phylogenetic relationships of Malagasy carnivorans (Eupleridae) are shown in the following cladogram:[4]

 Eupleridae 
 Euplerinae 
 Cryptoprocta 

Cryptoprocta ferox (Fossa)

†Cryptoprocta spelea (Giant fossa)

 Fossa 

Fossa fossana (Malagasy civet)

 Eupleres 

Eupleres major (

Western falanouc
)

Eupleres goudotii (Eastern falanouc)

 Galidiinae 
 Galidia 

Galidia elegans (Ring-tailed vontsira)

 Galidictis 

Galidictis fasciata (Broad-striped vontsira)

Galidictis grandidieri (Grandidier's mongoose)

 Salanoia 

Salanoia durrelli (Durrell's vontsira)

Salanoia concolor (Brown-tailed vontsira)

 Mungotictis 

Mungotictis decemlineata (Narrow-striped mongoose)

See also

References

  1. OCLC 62265494
    .
  2. PMID 16012099
    .
  3. ^ "Eupleridae". Animal Diversity. University of Michigan.
  4. ^
    S2CID 4404379
    . Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  5. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
    .
  6. PMID 16282167
    .
  7. ^
    ISBN 978-0-226-30306-2
    .
  8. ^
    doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2006.10.011
    .
  9. JSTOR 3503919. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  10. PMID 14667345
    .

External links
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