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Common Name Fossa
Scientific Name Cryptoprocta ferox
Range Madagascar
Status Endangered by IUCN
Comments Largest carnivore & top mammalian predator in Madagascar. They have keen vision, smell and hearing and are excellent climbers.
Their main predators are humans.

Equipment Used
( Camera, Lens, Flash, etc.)

Nikon D2X, Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 Micro, Nikon SB-800 Speedlight, Quantum Turbo 2X2, SanDisk or Lexar Compact Flash cards
Classification Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Eupleridae
Subfamily: Euplerinae
Genus: Cryptoprocta
Species: Cryptoprocta ferox

last update 5/26/08
 
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