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Eupleridae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora. A member of this family is called a euplerid, Malagasy mongoose, or Malagasy carnivoran. All members of this species are found on the island of Madagascar.

The 10 species of Eupleridae are split into 7 genera within 2 subfamilies: the civet-like Euplerinae and the mongoose-like Galidiinae. Historically, the Euplerinae species were included in the civet family Viverridae, and several of the Galidiinae species in the mongoose family Herpestidae, but more recent genetic evidence showed them to be part of the same clade, having evolved from a single ancestor species 18–24 million years ago.

Conventions
Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the viverrid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN red list for that species unless otherwise noted.

Classification
The family Eupleridae consists of 10 extant species belonging to 14 genera in 4 subfamilies and divided into dozens of extant subspecies. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species.


 * Subfamily Euplerinae
 * Genus Cryptoprocta: one species
 * Genus Eupleres: two species
 * Genus Fossa: one species
 * Subfamily Galidiinae
 * Genus Galidia: one species
 * Genus Galidictis: two species
 * Genus Mungotictis: one species
 * Genus Salanoia: two species

Euplerids
The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis. This includes the discovery of the Durrell's vontsira, and the splitting the falanouc species into the eastern falanouc and western falanouc.

Prehistoric euplerids
In addition to extant euplerids, a number of prehistoric species have been discovered and classified as a part of Eupleridae.


 * Genus Cryptoprocta
 * C. spelea (giant fossa)