Ring-tailed vontsira
The ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans), locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose, is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus Galidia.
| Ring-tailed vontsira | |
|---|---|
| Montagne d'Ambre National Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Eupleridae |
| Genus: | Galidia I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837 |
| Species: | G. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Galidia elegans Saint-Hilaire, 1837 | |
| Ring-tailed vontsira range | |
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