Grandidier's mongoose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Grandidier's mongoose lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Grandidier's mongoose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Grandidier's 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 Grandidier's mongoose endangered?

The Grandidier's mongoose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Grandidier's mongoose?

The Grandidier's mongoose (Galidictis grandidieri) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Eupleridae, genus Galidictis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Grandidier's mongoose

Grandidier's mongoose (Galidictis grandidieri), also known as the giant-striped mongoose or Grandidier's vontsira, is a small carnivoran that lives only in a very small area of southwestern Madagascar, in areas of spiny forest vegetation. It is pale brown or grayish coloured, with eight wide, dark stripes on its back and sides. Grandidier's mongoose is larger than the related broad-striped Malagasy mongoose, G. fasciata, and its stripes are not as wide. The species is named after Alfred Grandidier.

This species has been called one of the least-studied carnivorans in the world. With a few exceptions, the majority of records of G. grandidieri come from a narrow zone at the western edge of the Mahafaly Plateau in the Parc National de Tsimanampetsotsa, making it the Madagascan carnivore with the smallest range.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Grandidier's mongoose (revision 1345023538), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q912339 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).