Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose Galidictis fasciata Vulnerable

Where the broad-striped Malagasy mongoose lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 14 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mongooses, civets & genets on the world map

Scientific name	Galidictis fasciata
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Eupleridae

Where does the broad-striped Malagasy mongoose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the broad-striped Malagasy mongoose in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the broad-striped Malagasy mongoose endangered?

The broad-striped Malagasy mongoose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the broad-striped Malagasy mongoose?

The broad-striped Malagasy mongoose (Galidictis fasciata) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Eupleridae, genus Galidictis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the broad-striped Malagasy mongoose

The broad-striped Malagasy mongoose or broad-striped vontsira (Galidictis fasciata) is a species of small mongooses native to Eastern Madagascar. The species contains two known subspecies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose (revision 1355869947), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q906970 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).