Galidictis
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Galidictis is a genus in the subfamily Galidiinae of the family Eupleridae: a group of carnivorans that are endemic to Madagascar.[1]
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Galidictis | |
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Grandidier's mongoose (Galidictis grandidieri) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Eupleridae |
Subfamily: | Galidiinae |
Genus: | Galidictis I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1839 |
Type species | |
Mustela striata I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837 | |
Species | |
Galidictis ranges |
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The name is from two ancient Greek words that both approximately mean ‘weasel’: galid- (see Galidia) and iktis.[2] Compare the word Galictis (grison, a closer relative of the weasel).
It contains the following two species and two subspecies:[1]
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Image | Scientific name | Subspecies | Common name | Distribution |
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Galidictis fasciata |
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Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose | Madagascar | |
Galidictis grandidieri | Grandidier's mongoose | Madagascar | ||
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