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This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Madagascar.As of June 2014 (following the IUCN reassessment of the lemurs) there are 241 extant mammal species recognized in Madagascar, of which 22 are critically endangered, 62 are endangered, 32 are vulnerable, 9 are near threatened, 72 are of least concern and 44 are either data deficient or not evaluated.
The tailless tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus), also known as the common tenrec, is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae.It is the only member of the genus Tenrec.Native to Madagascar, it is also found on the Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, and Seychelles island groups, where it has been purposely introduced. [2]
The history of the fauna of Madagascar in the context of plate tectonics and paleoclimate over the last 200 million years (Aepyornithidae arrived later than is indicated). A good example of Malagasy convergent evolution is the fossa, a Malagasy carnivore that has evolved in appearance and behaviour to be so like a large cat that it was originally classified in Felidae, when it is in fact more ...
As a result of the island's long isolation from neighboring continents, Madagascar is home to an abundance of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. [2] [3] Approximately 90 percent of all plant and animal species found in Madagascar are endemic, [4] including the lemurs (a type of strepsirrhine primate), the carnivorous fossa and
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)). The males can weigh up to 1.9 kilograms (4.2 lb), and the females can weigh up to 1.75 kilograms (3.9 lb). It is the second largest carnivore in Madagascar after the fossa.
In order for the species to survive, it is estimated that at least 555 km 2 (214 sq mi) is needed to maintain smaller, short-term viable populations, and at least 2,000 km 2 (770 sq mi) for populations of 500 adults. [27] Taboo, known in Madagascar as fady, [39] offers protection for the fossa and other carnivores. [40]
A tenrec (/ ˈ t ɛ n r ɛ k /) is a mammal belonging to any species within the afrotherian family Tenrecidae, which is endemic to Madagascar. [2] Tenrecs are a very diverse group, as a result of adaptive radiation, and exhibit convergent evolution, [3] some resemble hedgehogs, shrews, opossums, rats, and mice.
Madagascar free-tailed bat; Madagascar sheath-tailed bat; Madagascar sucker-footed bat; Madame Berthe's mouse lemur; Major's long-tailed tenrec; Major's tufted-tailed rat; Malagasy civet; Malagasy mountain mouse; Malagasy mouse-eared bat; Malagasy slit-faced bat; Malagasy white-bellied free-tailed bat; Malagasy yellow bat; Marohita mouse lemur ...