Mammals > Carnivores
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Giant FossaScientific Name: Cryptoprocta spelaeaCategory: MammalsSubcategory: CarnivoresSize: Estimated head-body length 1.2 to 1.5 m (3.9 to 4.9 ft); total length with tail over 2 m (6.6 ft)Weight: 17 to 25 kg (37 to 55 lb; roughly double the...
Mammals > Carnivorans
OverviewThe Malagasy Civet (Fossa fossana), locally known in Madagascar as the *fanaloka*, is an elusive, terrestrial carnivoran endemic to the pristine tropical rainforests of eastern Madagascar. Belonging to the family Eupleridae—an endemic radiation of carnivorans...
