Eupleres goudotii

E663881

Eupleres goudotii, commonly known as the eastern falanouc, is a rare, mongoose-like carnivoran endemic to Madagascar, notable for its insectivorous diet and semi-fossorial lifestyle.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Eupleres major 2
Eupleres 1
Eupleres goudotii canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf carnivoran
mammal
species
activityPattern crepuscular
nocturnal
biogeographicRealm Afrotropical
bodyCovering fur
burrowingBehavior uses burrows
class Mammalia
commonName eastern falanouc
conservationStatus Vulnerable
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
describedBy Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
diet earthworms
insectivorous
invertebrates
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole invertebrate predator
endemicTo Madagascar
family Eupleridae
foragingBehavior ground forager
genus Eupleres
linked to: Eupleres goudotii
geographicQualifier eastern Madagascar lowlands
habitat humid forests
rainforests
riparian habitats
hasTeethAdaptedFor soft-bodied prey
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle semi-fossorial
locomotion terrestrial
morphology elongated snout
mongoose-like body
reduced dentition
namedAfter Jules Pierre Goudot
nativeRange eastern Madagascar
order Carnivora
orderGroup Malagasy carnivorans
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Eupleres major
linked to: Eupleres goudotii
reproductiveStrategy viviparous
respiration lungs
sexualDimorphism slight
socialStructure solitary
threat habitat loss
hunting
introduced predators
yearDescribed 1839

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eupleridae containsTaxon Eupleres goudotii
Eupleridae containsTaxon Eupleres major
linked to: Eupleres goudotii
Eupleres goudotii genus Eupleres
linked to: Eupleres goudotii
Eupleres goudotii relatedTo Eupleres major
linked to: Eupleres goudotii