Malagasy civet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Fossa fossana
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 Malagasy civet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Malagasy civet in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Madagascar.

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 Malagasy civet endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Malagasy civet?

The Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Eupleridae, genus Fossa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Malagasy civet

The Malagasy civet or striped civet (Fossa fossana), also known as the spotted fanaloka or simply fanaloka (Malagasy, [fə̥ˈnaluk]) or jabady, is an euplerid endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species in genus Fossa.

The Malagasy civet is a small mammal, about 47 centimetres (19 in) long excluding the tail (which is only about 20 centimetres (7.9 in)). It can weigh 1.5 to 2.0 kilograms (3.3 to 4.4 lb). It is endemic to the tropical forests of Madagascar. Malagasy civets are nocturnal. It eats small vertebrates, insects, aquatic animals, and eggs stolen from birds' nests. The mating season of the Malagasy civet is August to September and the gestation period is three months, ending with the birth of one young. The Malagasy civet is listed as Vulnerable by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Malagasy civet (revision 1371591507), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q525088 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).