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Species in mammal family Eupleridae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eupleridae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora. A member of this family is called a euplerid, Malagasy mongoose, or Malagasy carnivoran. All members of this species are found on the island of Madagascar.
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The 10 species of Eupleridae are split into 7 genera within 2 subfamilies: the civet-like Euplerinae and the mongoose-like Galidiinae. Historically, the Euplerinae species were included in the civet family Viverridae, and several of the Galidiinae species in the mongoose family Herpestidae, but more recent genetic evidence showed them to be part of the same clade, having evolved from a single ancestor species 18–24 million years ago.