Eupleres

Eupleres is a genus of two species of mongoose-like euplerid mammal native to Madagascar that are known as falanoucs. They are primarily terrestrial and consume mainly invertebrates.

Eupleres
Eastern falanouc (Eupleres goudotii)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Eupleridae
Subfamily:	Euplerinae
Genus:	Eupleres Doyère, 1835
Type species
Eupleres goudotii
Species
Eupleres goudotii Eupleres major
Eupleres range

Species

• Eastern falanouc, Eupleres goudotii - mesic forests of eastern Madagascar
• Western falanouc, Eupleres major - xeric areas in northwestern Madagascar^[1]

Conservation status

The IUCN Red List lists E. goudotii as vulnerable,^[2] while E. major has been assessed as endangered.^[3]