BROAD STRIPED MALAGASY MONGOOSE

EUPLERIDAE

COMMON NAME	FAMILY	GENUS	SCIENTIFIC NAME	SUB SPECIES - 2
BROAD STRIPED MALAGASY MONGOOSE	Eupleridae	Galidictis	Galidictis fasciata	1.  (G. f. striata)
The broad-striped Malagasy mongoose (Galidictis fasciata) is a species of mongoose. It is a forest-dweller native to eastern Madagascar. Thespecific epithet fasciata means ‘banded’ in Latin. Its local common name is vontsira fotsy, ‘white vontsira’ in Malagasy. The species contains two known subspecies: G. f. striata and G. f. fasciata. Their main distinguishing factors are their stripes and their tails; the former has a thinner, white tail and 5 stripes, while the latter has a fuller, reddish-brown tail and 8-10 stripes. The mongoose primary prey on small rodents. This species is most active in the evening and at night.				2.  (G. f. fasciata)