Cryptoprocta ferox

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Cryptoprocta ferox - largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets

fossa cat, fossa

viverrine, viverrine mammal - small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World

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In Europe, we recorded 35 species, included 11 non-native species, as for example the giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca native of Asia, and the fosa Cryptoprocta ferox native of Africa.

Tendencias en la investigacion sobre especies terrestres del orden Carnivora

Esa cifra es comunmente usada como el tamano minimo de una poblacion para su conservacion a largo plazo, aceptable particularmente en especies como el jaguar (Panthera onca) (Quigley y Crawshaw, 1992; Eizirik et al., 2002), el leon (Panthera leo) (Bjorklund, 2003), el licaon (Lycaon pictus) (Creel y Creel, 1998) y un carnivoro mediano de bosque como la fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) (Hawkins y Racey, 2005).