Cryptoprocta

Cryptoprocta; Temporal range: Holocene - Recent
	Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Eupleridae
Subfamily:	Euplerinae
Genus:	Cryptoprocta; Bennett, 1833
Species
	Cryptoprocta ferox; †Cryptoprocta spelea

Cryptoprocta is a genus of carnivoran endemic to Madagascar. It contains the living fossa and its larger, recently extinct relative, the giant fossa.[1][2] The fossas are the largest of Madagascars mammalian carnivores.

References

Bennett, E.T. (1833). "Notice of a new genus of Viverridous Mammalia from Madagascar". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1833: 46. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
Goodman, Steven M.; Rasoloarison, Rodin M.; Ganzhorn, Jörg U. (2004). "On the specific identification of subfossil Cryptoprocta (Mammalia, Carnivora) from Madagascar" (PDF). Zoosystema. 26 (1): 129–143. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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[1833Bennett-1] Bennett, E.T. (1833). "Notice of a new genus of Viverridous Mammalia from Madagascar". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1833: 46. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[2004Goodman-2] Goodman, Steven M.; Rasoloarison, Rodin M.; Ganzhorn, Jörg U. (2004). "On the specific identification of subfossil Cryptoprocta (Mammalia, Carnivora) from Madagascar" (PDF). Zoosystema. 26 (1): 129–143. Retrieved 18 April 2019.