Friday 28 March 2014

NARROW STRIPED MONGOOSE

EUPLERIDAE

COMMON NAME
FAMILY
GENUS
SCIENTIFIC NAME
SUB SPECIES - 2
NARROW STRIPED MONGOOSE
Eupleridae
Mungotictis
Mungotictis decemlineata
1.  Malagasy Narrow Striped MongooseM. d. decemlineata
    
The narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata) is a member of the family Eupleridae, subfamily Galidiinae and endemic to Madagascar.It inhabits the dry deciduous forests of western and southwestern Madagascar, where it lives from sea level to about 125 m (410 ft) between the Tsiribihina and Mangoky rivers. In Malagasy it is called boky-boky (pronounced "Boo-ky Boo-ky").
2.  (M. d.  lineatus)

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