Brown-tailed mongoose
| Brown-tailed mongoose | |
|---|---|
| Plate of Galidia olivacea, a synonym of the brown-tailed mongoose, from 1839. The tail is incomplete. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Eupleridae |
| Genus: | Salanoia |
| Species: | S. concolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Salanoia concolor (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837) | |
| Brown-tailed mongoose range | |
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.
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