Cryptoprocta
| Cryptoprocta | |
|---|---|
| Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Eupleridae |
| Subfamily: | Euplerinae |
| Genus: | Cryptoprocta Bennett, 1833 |
| Species | |
Cryptoprocta is a genus of carnivoran endemic to Madagascar. It contains the living fossa and its larger, recently extinct relative, the giant fossa. The fossas are the largest of Madagascar's mammalian carnivores.
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