# Eupleres

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Genus of carnivores

"Falanouc" redirects here; not to be confused with [Fanaloka](/source/Fanaloka).

Eupleres Eastern falanouc (Eupleres goudotii) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Order: Carnivora Family: Eupleridae Subfamily: Euplerinae Genus: Eupleres Doyère, 1835 Type species Eupleres goudotii Species Eupleres goudotii Eupleres major Eupleres range

***Eupleres*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of two [species](/source/Species) of mongoose-like [euplerid](/source/Euplerid) mammal native to [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar) that are known as **falanoucs**. They are primarily terrestrial and consume mainly invertebrates.

## Species

- [Eastern falanouc](/source/Eastern_falanouc), *Eupleres goudotii* - [mesic](/source/Mesic_habitat) forests of eastern Madagascar

- [Western falanouc](/source/Western_falanouc), *Eupleres major* - [xeric](/source/Xeric) areas in northwestern Madagascar[1]

## Conservation status

The [IUCN Red List](/source/IUCN_Red_List) lists *E. goudotii* as [vulnerable](/source/Vulnerable_species),[2] while *E. major* has been assessed as [endangered](/source/Endangered).[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Goodman2010_1-0)** Goodman, S. M.; Helgen, K. M. (2010-02-25). ["Species limits and distribution of the Malagasy carnivoran genus *Eupleres* (Family Eupleridae)"](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249944212). *Mammalia*. **74** (2): 177–185. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1515/mamm.2010.018](https://doi.org/10.1515%2Fmamm.2010.018). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [62833979](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:62833979).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-iucn_2-0)** Hawkins, F. (2016). ["*Eupleres goudotii*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/68336601/45204582). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2016** e.T68336601A45204582. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T68336601A45204582.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T68336601A45204582.en). Retrieved 16 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-iucn2_3-0)** Hawkins, F. (2016). ["*Eupleres major*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39547/45204313). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2016** e.T39547A45204313. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T39547A45204313.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T39547A45204313.en). Retrieved 16 December 2019.

v t e Extant Carnivora species Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Eutheria Superorder: Laurasiatheria Feliformia ("cat-like" carnivorans) Feliformia African palm civet (Nandinia binotata) Feloidea Prionodon (Asiatic linsangs) Banded linsang (P. linsang) Spotted linsang (P. pardicolor) Felidae (cats) Pantherinae Neofelis Sunda clouded leopard (N. diardi) Clouded leopard (N. nebulosa) Panthera Snow leopard (P. uncia) Tiger (P. tigris) Jaguar (P. onca) Lion (P. leo) Leopard (P. pardus) Felinae sensu stricto Bay cat lineage Pardofelis Marbled cat (P. marmorata) Catopuma Bay cat (C. badia) Asian golden cat (C. temminckii) Caracal lineage Serval (Leptailurus serval) Caracal African golden cat (C. aurata) Caracal (C. caracal) Leopardus Pampas cat (L. colocola) Geoffroy's cat (L. geoffroyi) Kodkod (L. guigna) Southern tiger cat (L. guttulus) Andean mountain cat (L. jacobita) Ocelot (L. pardalis) Clouded tiger cat (L. pardinoides) Oncilla (L. tigrinus) Margay (L. wiedii) Lynx Canada lynx (L. canadensis) Eurasian lynx (L. lynx) Iberian lynx (L. pardinus) Bobcat (L. rufus) Puma lineage Acinonyx Cheetah (A. jubatus) Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) Puma Cougar (P. concolor) Leopard cat lineage Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul) Prionailurus Leopard cat (P. bengalensis) Sunda leopard cat (P. javanensis) Flat-headed cat (P. planiceps) Rusty-spotted cat (P. rubiginosus) Fishing cat (P. viverrinus) Felis Chinese mountain cat (F. bieti) Domestic cat (F. catus) Jungle cat (F. chaus) African wildcat (F. lybica) Sand cat (F. margarita) Black-footed cat (F. nigripes) European wildcat (F. silvestris) Viverroidea see below↓ Viverroidea Viverridae Palm civets Hemigalinae Owston's palm civet (Chrotogale owstoni) Otter civet (Cynogale bennettii) Hose's palm civet (Diplogale hosei) Banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus) Paradoxurinae Binturong (Arctictis binturong) Small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata) Sulawesi palm civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii) Masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) Paradoxurus Asian palm civet (P. hermaphroditus) Brown palm civet (P. jerdoni) Golden palm civet (P. zeylonensis) Viverrinae sensu lato Viverrinae sensu stricto Small Indian civet (Viverricula indica) African civet (Civettictis civetta) Viverra Malabar large-spotted civet (V. civettina) Large-spotted civet (V. megaspila) Malayan civet (V. tangalunga) Large Indian civet (V. zibetha) Genettinae Poiana (African linsangs) Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni) Genetta (genets) Abyssinian genet (G. abyssinica) Angolan genet (G. angolensis) Bourlon's genet (G. bourloni) Crested servaline genet (G. cristata) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Common genet (G. genetta) Johnston's genet (G. johnstoni) Letaba genet (G. letabae) Rusty-spotted genet (G. maculata) Pardine genet (G. pardina) Aquatic genet (G. piscivora) King genet (G. poensis) Schouteden's genet (G. schoutedeni) Servaline genet (G. servalina) Hausa genet (G. thierryi) Cape genet (G. tigrina) Giant forest genet (G. victoriae) Herpestoidea see below↓ Herpestoidea Hyaenidae (hyenas) Proteles Aardwolf (P. cristata) Hyaeninae (bone-crushing hyenas) Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) Brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea) Crocuta Spotted hyena (C. crocuta) Herpestidae sensu lato Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivorans) Euplerinae (Malagasy civets) Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana) Eupleres (falanoucs) Eastern falanouc (E. goudotii) Western falanouc (E. major) Galidiinae (vontsira) Ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans) Galidictis Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose (G. fasciata) Grandidier's mongoose (G. grandidieri) Narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata) Salanoia Brown-tailed mongoose (S. concolor) Durrell's vontsira (S. durrelli) Herpestidae sensu stricto (mongooses) Mungotinae Suricata Meerkat (S. suricatta) Liberian mongoose (Liberiictus kuhni) Mungos Gambian mongoose (M. gambianus) Banded mongoose (M. mungo) Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii) Helogale Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (H. hirtula) Common dwarf mongoose (H. parvula) Crossarchus (kusimanses) Alexander's kusimanse (C. alexandri) Angolan kusimanse (C. ansorgei) Common kusimanse (C. obscurus) Flat-headed kusimanse (C. platycephalus) Herpestinae Marsh mongoose (Atilax paludinosus) Long-nosed mongoose (Xenogale naso) Urva (Asian mongooses) Small Indian mongoose (U. auropunctata) Short-tailed mongoose (U. brachyura) Indian grey mongoose (U. edwardsii) Indian brown mongoose (U. fusca) Javan mongoose (U. javanica) Collared mongoose (U. semitorquata) Ruddy mongoose (U. smithii) Crab-eating mongoose (U. urva) Stripe-necked mongoose (U. vitticolla) White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) Selous's mongoose (Paracynictis selousi) Meller's mongoose (Rhynchogale melleri) Bdeogale Bushy-tailed mongoose (B. crassicauda) Jackson's mongoose (B. jacksoni) Black-footed mongoose (B. nigripes) Herpestes (slender mongooses) Angolan slender mongoose (H. flavescens) Egyptian mongoose (H. ichneumon) Somalian slender mongoose (H. ochracea) Cape gray mongoose (H. pulverulenta) Common slender mongoose (H. sanguinea) Caniformia ("dog-like" carnivorans) Canidae (dogs) Urocyon Gray fox (U. cinereoargenteus) Island fox (U. littoralis) Vulpini Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) Nyctereutes (raccoon dogs) Common raccoon dog (N. procyonoides) Japanese raccoon dog (N. viverrinus) Vulpes (true foxes) Bengal fox (V. bengalensis) Blanford's fox (V. cana) Cape fox (V. chama) Corsac fox (V. corsac) Tibetan fox (V. ferrilata) Arctic fox (V. lagopus) Kit fox (V. macrotis) Pale fox (V. pallida) Rüppell's fox (V. rueppelli) Swift fox (V. velox) Red fox (V. vulpes) Fennec fox (V. zerda) Canini (true dogs) Cerdocyonina (zorro) Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) Speothos Bush dog (S. venaticus) Short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis) Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) Lycalopex (South American foxes) Culpeo (L. culpaeus) Darwin's fox (L. fulvipes) South American gray fox (L. griseus) Pampas fox (L. gymnocercus) Sechuran fox (L. sechurae) Hoary fox (L. vetulus) Canina (wolf-like canids) Lupulella Side-striped jackal (L. adustus) Black-backed jackal (L. mesomelas) Lycaon African wild dog (L. pictus) Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Canis Golden jackal (C. aureus) Domestic dog (C. familiaris) Coyote (C. latrans) African wolf (C. lupaster) Wolf (C. lupus) Eastern wolf (C. lycaon) Red wolf (C. rufus) Ethiopian wolf (C. simensis) Arctoidea Ursidae (bears) Ailuropoda Giant panda (A. melanoleuca) Tremarctos Spectacled bear (T. ornatus) Ursinae Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) Ursus American black bear (U. americanus) Asian black bear (U. thibetanus) Brown bear (U. arctos) Polar bear (U. maritimus) Mustelida Pinnipedia (seals) see below↓ Musteloidea see below↓ Pinnipedia (seals) Odobenidae Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) Otariidae (eared seals) Callorhinus (northern fur seals) Northern fur seal (C. ursinus) Otariinae (sea lions) Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) Zalophus California sea lion (Z. californianus) Galápagos sea lion (Z. wollebaeki) South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) Neophoca Australian sea lion (N. cinerea) New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) Arctocephalus (southern fur seals) South American fur seal (A. australis) Australasian fur seal (A. forsteri) Galápagos fur seal (A. galapagoensis) Antarctic fur seal (A. gazella) Juan Fernández fur seal (A. philippii) Brown fur seal (A. pusillus) Guadalupe fur seal (A. townsendi) Subantarctic fur seal (A. tropicalis) Phocidae (earless seals or true seals) Phocinae ("northern seals") Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) Phocini Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) Ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Phoca Spotted seal (P. largha) Harbor seal (P. vitulina) Pusa Caspian seal (P. caspica) Ringed seal (P. hispida) Baikal seal (P. sibirica) Monachinae ("southern seals") Monachini (monk seals) Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) Neomonachus Hawaiian monk seal (N. schauinslandi) Mirounga (elephant seals) Northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris) Southern elephant seal (M. leonina) Lobodontini (Antarctic seals) Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossi) Musteloidea Ailuridae Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) Mephitidae (skunks) Conepatus (hog-nosed skunks) Molina's hog-nosed skunk (C. chinga) Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (C. humboldtii) American hog-nosed skunk (C. leuconotus) Striped hog-nosed skunk (C. semistriatus) Mephitis Hooded skunk (M. macroura) Striped skunk (M. mephitis) Mydaus (stink badgers) Sunda stink badger (M. javanensis) Palawan stink badger (M. marchei) Spilogale (spotted skunks) Southern spotted skunk (S. angustifrons) Western spotted skunk (S. gracilis) Eastern spotted skunk (S. putorius) Pygmy spotted skunk (S. pygmaea) Procyonidae Kinkajou (Potos flavus) Bassariscus Ringtail (B. astutus) Cacomistle (B. sumichrasti) Procyon (raccoons) Crab-eating raccoon (P. cancrivorus) Raccoon (P. lotor) Cozumel raccoon (P. pygmaeus) Bassaricyon (olingos) Eastern lowland olingo (B. alleni) Northern olingo (B. gabbii) Western lowland olingo (B. medius) Olinguito (B. neblina) Nasuina (coatis) Nasua White-nosed coati (N. narica) South American coati (N. nasua) Nasuella (mountain coatis) Eastern mountain coati (N. meridensis) Western mountain coati (N. olivacea) Mustelidae see below↓ Mustelidae Mustelidae American badger (Taxidea taxus) Mellivora Honey badger (M. capensis) Melinae Arctonyx (hog badgers) Northern hog badger (A. albogularis) Greater hog badger (A. collaris) Sumatran hog badger (A. hoevenii) Meles (Eurasian badgers) Japanese badger (M. anakuma) Caucasian badger (M. canescens) Asian badger (M. leucurus) European badger (M. meles) Melogale (ferret-badgers) Vietnam ferret-badger (M. cucphuongensis) Bornean ferret badger (M. everetti) Chinese ferret-badger (M. moschata) Javan ferret-badger (M. orientalis) Burmese ferret-badger (M. personata) Formosan ferret-badger (M. subaurantiaca) Guloninae Tayra (Eira barbara) Pekania Fisher (P. pennanti) Gulo Wolverine (G. gulo) Martes (martens) American marten (M. americana) Pacific marten (M. caurina) Yellow-throated marten (M. flavigula) Beech marten (M. foina) Nilgiri marten (M. gwatkinsii) European pine marten (M. martes) Japanese marten (M. melampus) Sable (M. zibellina) Ictonychinae Lyncodontini Patagonian weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus) Galictis (grisons) Lesser grison (G. cuja) Greater grison (G. vittata) Ictonychini (African polecats) Vormela Marbled polecat (V. peregusna) African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) Ictonyx Saharan striped polecat (I. libycus) Striped polecat (I. striatus) Lutrinae (otters) Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) Lontra North American river otter (L. canadensis) Marine otter (L. felina) Neotropical otter (L. longicaudis) Southern river otter (L. provocax) Enhydra Sea otter (E. lutris) Spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) Lutra Eurasian otter (L. lutra) Hairy-nosed otter (L. sumatrana) Lutrogale Smooth-coated otter (L. perspicillata) Aonyx African clawless otter (A. capensis) Asian small-clawed otter (A. cinereus) Congo clawless otter (A. congicus) Mustelinae Neogale (New World weasels) Amazon weasel (N. africana) Colombian weasel (N. felipei) Long-tailed weasel (N. frenata) American mink (N. vison) Mustela (weasels) subgenus Mustela (paraphyletic) Sichuan weasel (M. aistoodonnivalis) Mountain weasel (M. altaica) Stoat/Beringian ermine (M. erminea) Haida ermine (M. haidarum) Yellow-bellied weasel (M. kathiah) Least weasel (M. nivalis) American ermine (M. richardsonii) subgenus Lutreola (paraphyletic) Japanese weasel (M. itatsi) European mink (M. lutreola) Indonesian mountain weasel (M. lutreolina) Malayan weasel (M. nudipes) Siberian weasel (M. sibirica) Back-striped weasel (M. strigidorsa) subgenus Putorius Steppe polecat (M. eversmannii) Ferret (M. furo) Black-footed ferret (M. nigripes) European polecat (M. putorius) See also: Mink Polecat

v t e Genera of civets, mongooses, hyenas, cats, and their extinct allies Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Feliformia †Palaeogalidae †Palaeogale? †Nimravidae See Nimravidae Aeluroidea †Africanictis †Alagtsavbaatar †Anictis †Fejfarictis †Shandgolictis †Dunictis †Forsythictis †Lufengictis †Ketketictis †Mioprionodon †Progenetta Nandiniidae Nandinia Stenoplesictidae †Asiavorator †Moghradictis †Stenoplesictis Viverridae Genettinae Genetta Poiana Hemigalinae Chrotogale Cynogale Diplogale Hemigalus Macrogalidia Paradoxurinae Arctictis Arctogalidia †Kanuites †Kichechia Paguma Paradoxurus †Siamictis †Tugenictis Viverrinae Civettictis †Semigenetta Viverra Viverricula Herpestoidea See below↓ Feloidea See below↓ Herpestoidea Eupleridae Euplerinae Cryptoprocta Eupleres Fossa Galidiinae Galidia Galidictis Mungotictis Salanoia Herpestidae †Kichechia †Legetetia †Leptoplesictis †Ugandictis Herpestinae Atilax Bdeogale Cynictis Herpestes Ichneumia Paracynictis Urva Xenogale Mungotinae Crossarchus Dologale Helogale Liberiictis Mungos Suricata Hyaenidae †Allohyaena †Belbus †Metahyaena †Pliocrocuta †Tongxinictis †Werdelinus †Ictitheriinae Herpestides Hyaenotherium Ictitherium Lycyaena Miohyaenotherium Plioviverrops Protictitherium Thalassictis Tungurictis Protelinae †Gansuyaena Proteles Hyaeninae †Adcrocuta †Chasmaporthetes Crocuta Hyaena †Hyaenictis †Ikelohyaena †Leecyaena †Lycyaenops †Pachycrocuta †Palinhyaena Parahyaena †Lophocyonidae Euboictis Izmirictis Lophocyon Sivanasua †Percrocutidae? Dinocrocuta Percrocuta Feloidea Feloidea †Pseudictis †Stenogale †Viretictis Prionodontidae †Haplogale †Palaeoprionodon Prionodon Felidae †Asilifelis †Diamantofelis †Hyperailurictis †Katifelis †Namafelis †Miopanthera †Pseudaelurus †Sivaelurus †Styriofelis †Proailurinae Proailurus Vinayakia Felinae Acinonyx Catopuma Caracal Felis Herpailurus Leopardus Leptailurus †Leptofelis Lynx †Magerifelis †Miracinonyx Otocolobus Pardofelis †Pratifelis Prionailurus †Pristifelis Puma †Sivapanthera †Sivapardus †Vishnufelis †Machairodontinae See Machairodontinae Pantherinae Neofelis Panthera †Leontoceryx †Pachypanthera

Taxon identifiers Eupleres Wikidata: Q17509689 Wikispecies: Eupleres CoL: 4GD7 EoL: 20025 GBIF: 2433511 iNaturalist: 41579 IRMNG: 1272714 ITIS: 621820 MSW: 14000447 NCBI: 219106 Open Tree of Life: 527117 Paleobiology Database: 232080

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