#The-fossa is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivoran family Eupleridae. The fossa is the largest mammalian carnivore on Madagascar.
November 2, 2024 at 3:11 PM
#The-fossa is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivoran family Eupleridae. The fossa is the largest mammalian carnivore on Madagascar.
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is what arrives when you order a puma off of Wish.
They're the largest apex predator on Madagascar, where they act to control the local lemur population.
They're the 'big cat' equivalent in family Eupleridae, which is a sister taxon to the mongoose family.
They're the largest apex predator on Madagascar, where they act to control the local lemur population.
They're the 'big cat' equivalent in family Eupleridae, which is a sister taxon to the mongoose family.
February 24, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is what arrives when you order a puma off of Wish.
They're the largest apex predator on Madagascar, where they act to control the local lemur population.
They're the 'big cat' equivalent in family Eupleridae, which is a sister taxon to the mongoose family.
They're the largest apex predator on Madagascar, where they act to control the local lemur population.
They're the 'big cat' equivalent in family Eupleridae, which is a sister taxon to the mongoose family.
Fossa !! :] fossa’s are one of my favourite species in the eupleridae family, such underrated animal and not appreciated enough :((
#fossa #fossas #eupleridae #photography #wildlifephotography
#fossa #fossas #eupleridae #photography #wildlifephotography
January 8, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Fossa !! :] fossa’s are one of my favourite species in the eupleridae family, such underrated animal and not appreciated enough :((
#fossa #fossas #eupleridae #photography #wildlifephotography
#fossa #fossas #eupleridae #photography #wildlifephotography
This was all via co-operation with Laurie Godfrey, Margaret Lewis and colleagues and those of us who worked on Prehistoric Planet Ice Age have been keeping it a secret. TODAY sees publication of Cryptoprocta bevatabe in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, here... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New large species of Cryptoprocta (Carnivora, Eupleridae) and new specimens of C. Spelea from the Holocene of Tsimanampesotse National Park, southwest Madagascar
Among the extant endemic carnivorans of Madagascar (family Eupleridae), the largest species is the fosa, Cryptoprocta ferox. A larger species, Cryptoprocta spelea, survived into the Late Holocene. ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This was all via co-operation with Laurie Godfrey, Margaret Lewis and colleagues and those of us who worked on Prehistoric Planet Ice Age have been keeping it a secret. TODAY sees publication of Cryptoprocta bevatabe in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, here... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Visual of members of the Eupleridae family. The goodies were printed for an event to raise funds for Helpsimus association during the Second International Small Carnivore Workshop by EAZA. 🌴
If you want to support this conservation program :
www.helpsimus.org
💚🐒🌿
If you want to support this conservation program :
www.helpsimus.org
💚🐒🌿
March 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Visual of members of the Eupleridae family. The goodies were printed for an event to raise funds for Helpsimus association during the Second International Small Carnivore Workshop by EAZA. 🌴
If you want to support this conservation program :
www.helpsimus.org
💚🐒🌿
If you want to support this conservation program :
www.helpsimus.org
💚🐒🌿
Je ne connaissais pas cet animal, il ressemble à un félin mais il appartient à la famille des Eupleridae. 😉
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January 28, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Je ne connaissais pas cet animal, il ressemble à un félin mais il appartient à la famille des Eupleridae. 😉
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa_(...
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fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa_(...
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Forgot the alt text, so: a fossa, a hyena, and a mongoose.
Eupleridae (Madagascar carnivorans), herpestidae (mongooses) and hyanidae are each other’s closest relatives.
Eupleridae (Madagascar carnivorans), herpestidae (mongooses) and hyanidae are each other’s closest relatives.
March 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Forgot the alt text, so: a fossa, a hyena, and a mongoose.
Eupleridae (Madagascar carnivorans), herpestidae (mongooses) and hyanidae are each other’s closest relatives.
Eupleridae (Madagascar carnivorans), herpestidae (mongooses) and hyanidae are each other’s closest relatives.
This is interesting, you are interested
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupleri...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupleri...
Eupleridae - Wikipedia
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January 25, 2026 at 6:48 AM
This is interesting, you are interested
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupleri...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupleri...
ok so a ring-tailed vontsira is one of the members of the eupleridae family
which is only found in madagascar!
there are like 4-5 other vontsira species and they're the smaller malagasy carnivores
which is only found in madagascar!
there are like 4-5 other vontsira species and they're the smaller malagasy carnivores
#BlackMammalogistsRoleCall
Hey all!
If you're following me you likely know who I am. I use camera traps to study wildlife, mainly #mammals, and mainly carnivores, though I've worked on deer. Most exotic place I've done science was in Madagascar
a ring-tailed vontsira for yall
#BlackSky
Hey all!
If you're following me you likely know who I am. I use camera traps to study wildlife, mainly #mammals, and mainly carnivores, though I've worked on deer. Most exotic place I've done science was in Madagascar
a ring-tailed vontsira for yall
#BlackSky
October 4, 2024 at 5:33 PM
ok so a ring-tailed vontsira is one of the members of the eupleridae family
which is only found in madagascar!
there are like 4-5 other vontsira species and they're the smaller malagasy carnivores
which is only found in madagascar!
there are like 4-5 other vontsira species and they're the smaller malagasy carnivores
El fosa o fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) es el mayor depredador terrestre de la isla de Madagascar. Aunque a menudo se confunde con un felino por su aspecto físico, en realidad pertenece a la familia Eupleridae, estando más estrechamente relacionado con las mangostas.
April 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
El fosa o fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) es el mayor depredador terrestre de la isla de Madagascar. Aunque a menudo se confunde con un felino por su aspecto físico, en realidad pertenece a la familia Eupleridae, estando más estrechamente relacionado con las mangostas.
Fossa (animal)
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fossa from en.wikipedia.org
The fossa is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivoran family Eupleridae. Fossa.
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fossa from en.wikipedia.org
The fossa is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivoran family Eupleridae. Fossa.
May 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Fossa (animal)
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fossa_(animal)
fossa from en.wikipedia.org
The fossa is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivoran family Eupleridae. Fossa.
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fossa_(animal)
fossa from en.wikipedia.org
The fossa is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the carnivoran family Eupleridae. Fossa.
The fossa offers another clue. Its ancestors rafted to Madagascar ~18–24 Ma, where carnivorans were absent and primates were abundant. Today fossas specialize on lemurs, while work by @magratnj.bsky.social suggests a diversity of extinct SFS euplerids. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 59/n
New large species of Cryptoprocta (Carnivora, Eupleridae) and new specimens of C. Spelea from the Holocene of Tsimanampesotse National Park, southwest Madagascar
Among the extant endemic carnivorans of Madagascar (family Eupleridae), the largest species is the fosa, Cryptoprocta ferox. A larger species, Cryptoprocta spelea, survived into the Late Holocene. ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 12, 2026 at 7:54 AM
The fossa offers another clue. Its ancestors rafted to Madagascar ~18–24 Ma, where carnivorans were absent and primates were abundant. Today fossas specialize on lemurs, while work by @magratnj.bsky.social suggests a diversity of extinct SFS euplerids. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 59/n
Lmao, I got a master's from Duke in environmental management. I was part of a long term study about competition between native carnivores and invasive species in Ankarafantsika National Park. I was cool before I resorted to the law.
dukespace.lib.duke.edu/items/88a97f...
dukespace.lib.duke.edu/items/88a97f...
Invasive Stray and Feral Dogs Limit Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) Populations in Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar
The fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is a medium sized carnivore of the family Eupleridae which is endemic to the island of Madagascar. Recent publications have shown that the fosa is under significant pres...
dukespace.lib.duke.edu
December 31, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Lmao, I got a master's from Duke in environmental management. I was part of a long term study about competition between native carnivores and invasive species in Ankarafantsika National Park. I was cool before I resorted to the law.
dukespace.lib.duke.edu/items/88a97f...
dukespace.lib.duke.edu/items/88a97f...
The brown-tailed mongoose, brown-tailed vontsira, Malagasy brown-tailed mongoose, or salano (Salanoia concolor) is a species of mammal in the family Eupleridae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is moist lowland tropical forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
October 14, 2024 at 4:59 PM
The brown-tailed mongoose, brown-tailed vontsira, Malagasy brown-tailed mongoose, or salano (Salanoia concolor) is a species of mammal in the family Eupleridae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is moist lowland tropical forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
Fossa face.
Up close and personal with Madagascar's largest carnivore, Cryptoprocta ferox, of the family Eupleridae.
~5.5-8.6kg.
Photographed in the wild.
Kirindy Forest, Madagascar, Africa.
#KirindyForest #Madagascar #Africa #MadagascarWildlife #MammalWatching #Eupleridae #fossa #Cryptoproctaferox
Up close and personal with Madagascar's largest carnivore, Cryptoprocta ferox, of the family Eupleridae.
~5.5-8.6kg.
Photographed in the wild.
Kirindy Forest, Madagascar, Africa.
#KirindyForest #Madagascar #Africa #MadagascarWildlife #MammalWatching #Eupleridae #fossa #Cryptoproctaferox
August 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Fossa face.
Up close and personal with Madagascar's largest carnivore, Cryptoprocta ferox, of the family Eupleridae.
~5.5-8.6kg.
Photographed in the wild.
Kirindy Forest, Madagascar, Africa.
#KirindyForest #Madagascar #Africa #MadagascarWildlife #MammalWatching #Eupleridae #fossa #Cryptoproctaferox
Up close and personal with Madagascar's largest carnivore, Cryptoprocta ferox, of the family Eupleridae.
~5.5-8.6kg.
Photographed in the wild.
Kirindy Forest, Madagascar, Africa.
#KirindyForest #Madagascar #Africa #MadagascarWildlife #MammalWatching #Eupleridae #fossa #Cryptoproctaferox
Fossa looks so soft and cuddly 🥹 @ San Diego Zoo #animals #Eupleridae
September 12, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Fossa looks so soft and cuddly 🥹 @ San Diego Zoo #animals #Eupleridae
I focused on animals that were ecologically meaningful to the question. That meant animal-eating (or 'faunivorous') mammals around the same general size as the thylacine.
I also gathered up a range of ecologic info: diet, prey size, body mass. I had to understand all the comparatives!
11/n
I also gathered up a range of ecologic info: diet, prey size, body mass. I had to understand all the comparatives!
11/n
October 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I focused on animals that were ecologically meaningful to the question. That meant animal-eating (or 'faunivorous') mammals around the same general size as the thylacine.
I also gathered up a range of ecologic info: diet, prey size, body mass. I had to understand all the comparatives!
11/n
I also gathered up a range of ecologic info: diet, prey size, body mass. I had to understand all the comparatives!
11/n
Ring-tailed Vontsira (Galidia elegans)
Family Eupleridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Eupleridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML644455125 - Ring-tailed Vontsira - Macaulay Library
© Simon Mitchell; Fianarantsoa, Madagascar; 07 Nov 2008
macaulaylibrary.org
June 10, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Ring-tailed Vontsira (Galidia elegans)
Family Eupleridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Eupleridae
Range: Afrotropic (Africa)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Fascinating new paper on fosa, Carnivora, Eupleridae, Madagascar.
By @magratnj.bsky.social et al.
cf Cryptoprocta ferox, spelea, bevatabe
📸: size & colour adjusts to my C. ferox photo, based on paper.
#FossilFriday #fosa #Cryptoprocta #paleontology #palaeontology
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
By @magratnj.bsky.social et al.
cf Cryptoprocta ferox, spelea, bevatabe
📸: size & colour adjusts to my C. ferox photo, based on paper.
#FossilFriday #fosa #Cryptoprocta #paleontology #palaeontology
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Fascinating new paper on fosa, Carnivora, Eupleridae, Madagascar.
By @magratnj.bsky.social et al.
cf Cryptoprocta ferox, spelea, bevatabe
📸: size & colour adjusts to my C. ferox photo, based on paper.
#FossilFriday #fosa #Cryptoprocta #paleontology #palaeontology
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
By @magratnj.bsky.social et al.
cf Cryptoprocta ferox, spelea, bevatabe
📸: size & colour adjusts to my C. ferox photo, based on paper.
#FossilFriday #fosa #Cryptoprocta #paleontology #palaeontology
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
You totally should!! Feliformia is great!! 💜✨ I swear, the Lemur Furry Chat spends more time talking about Euplerids and Vivverids than we do talking about Lemurs, half the time 😂 (To the point where we even made a spinoff Eupleridae side chat!!)
February 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
You totally should!! Feliformia is great!! 💜✨ I swear, the Lemur Furry Chat spends more time talking about Euplerids and Vivverids than we do talking about Lemurs, half the time 😂 (To the point where we even made a spinoff Eupleridae side chat!!)
4/6 Eupleridae (carnivorans endemic to Madagascar), Ursidae (Bears) and Felidae (Cats) families have the worst conservation status. The greatest numbers of threatened carnivore species are found in forest, shrubland and grassland habitats. East and South Asia hold great numbers
June 7, 2024 at 7:11 AM
4/6 Eupleridae (carnivorans endemic to Madagascar), Ursidae (Bears) and Felidae (Cats) families have the worst conservation status. The greatest numbers of threatened carnivore species are found in forest, shrubland and grassland habitats. East and South Asia hold great numbers
🚨New Pub!🚨New large species of Cryptoprocta (Carnivora, Eupleridae) and new specimens of C. Spelea from the Holocene of Tsimanampesotse National Park, southwest Madagascar🦴🇲🇬by Lewis et al.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New large species of Cryptoprocta (Carnivora, Eupleridae) and new specimens of C. Spelea from the Holocene of Tsimanampesotse National Park, southwest Madagascar
Among the extant endemic carnivorans of Madagascar (family Eupleridae), the largest species is the fosa, Cryptoprocta ferox. A larger species, Cryptoprocta spelea, survived into the Late Holocene. ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 25, 2026 at 11:26 PM
🚨New Pub!🚨New large species of Cryptoprocta (Carnivora, Eupleridae) and new specimens of C. Spelea from the Holocene of Tsimanampesotse National Park, southwest Madagascar🦴🇲🇬by Lewis et al.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"Ethnohistoric data refer to three color morphs for Cryptoprocta—the ‘fosa mena' (red), ‘fosa ondry' (off-white, or colored like sheep), and ‘fosa mainty' (black)."
A new recently extinct fossil species of giant fossa (~30 kg)! 🧪
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A new recently extinct fossil species of giant fossa (~30 kg)! 🧪
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New large species of Cryptoprocta (Carnivora, Eupleridae) and new specimens of C. Spelea from the Holocene of Tsimanampesotse National Park, southwest Madagascar
Among the extant endemic carnivorans of Madagascar (family Eupleridae), the largest species is the fosa, Cryptoprocta ferox. A larger species, Cryptoprocta spelea, survived into the Late Holocene. ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
"Ethnohistoric data refer to three color morphs for Cryptoprocta—the ‘fosa mena' (red), ‘fosa ondry' (off-white, or colored like sheep), and ‘fosa mainty' (black)."
A new recently extinct fossil species of giant fossa (~30 kg)! 🧪
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A new recently extinct fossil species of giant fossa (~30 kg)! 🧪
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....