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Fossa fossana (Müller, 1776)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linné's Vollstand, Natursyst. Suppl. p.32

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Carnivora
family
Eupleridae
genus
Fossa
species
Fossa fossana

Name

Synonyms
Fossa fossa (Schreber, 1777)
Viverra fossa Schreber, 1777
Viverra fossana (Muller, 1776)
Homonyms
Fossa fossana (Müller, 1776)
Common names
Cibeta de Madagascar in Spanish
Civeta de Madagascar in Spanish
Civette Fossane in French
Civette Malgache in French
Civette de Madagascar in French
Fanaloka in language.
Fanaloka in English
Fanaloka in German
Fosana in language.
Fossane in French
Fossane in French
Genette de Madagascar in French
Jabady in English
Kavahy in English
Kavahy in English
Madagaskarsivett in Norwegian Bokmål
Malagasy Civet in English
Malagasy Civet in English
Malagasy Civet in English
Malagasy Civet in English
Malagasy Civet in English
Malagasy Civet in English
Malagasy civet in language.
Malagasy civet in English
Spotted Fanaloka in English
Spotted Fanaloka in English
Spotted Fanaloka in English
Spotted Fanaloka in English
Striped Civet in English
Tambosadina in English
Tambosadina in English
Tombokatosody in English
Tombokatosody in English
Tomkasodina in English
Tomkasodina in English
fanaloka madagaskarska in Polish
Фаналока in Ukrainian
Фаналука in Russian
زباد مدغشقر in Arabic
マダガスカルジャコウネコ in Japanese
마다가스카르사향고양이 in Korean
줄무늬사향고양이 in Korean
Spotted Fanaloka in English
Cibeta de Madagascar in Spanish
Civette Fossane in French
Civette Malgache in French
Fanaloka in English
Fossane in French
Malagasy Civet in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Goodman, S. M. / Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier, eds., 2009: Family Eupleridae (Madagascar Carnivores). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1: Carnivores. 330-351.
  2. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  3. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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