Ring tailed mongoose

The ring tailed mongoose (Galidia Elegans), also known as Galidia, is a Euplerid, a carnivorous mammal native to Madagascar. It is the most common Euplerid of Madagascar. The mongoose population has decreased 20% due to habitat loss over the past 10 years. Its largest relative is the fossa of course because they eat lemurs and live in Madagascar. Ring tailed mongooses can be considered to be a type of civet. The Malagasy civet (Fossa Fossana) is also a type of civet native to Madagascar. I've 1st heard about this animal from a book about fossas. Its scientific name means little weasel, being a distinctive form of "Galee." Its local common name is Vontsira Mena, which means "Red Vontsira" in Malagasy. Galee is the Greek word for weasel. Unfortunately, the Small Indian civet was introduced to Madagascar and is now a major threat to the ring tailed mongoose. Because the ring tailed mongoose is such a rare animal, there are no up to date population estimates for any region, making it difficult to increase its conservation status. For now, they are listed under the category of near threatened. They're also the major predator of tenrecs, the cutest hedgehog-like creatures of Madagascar. In the Wild Kratts version, it looks like some sort of weasel-like feline. It was 1st described 4 years later when the fossa was 1st described. The year when the ring tailed mongoose was 1st described was 1837. There are 30 different species of tenrec and are found everywhere throughout Madagascar, but are very elusive. These mongooses eat all species of tenrecs. Shrew tenrecs and streaked tenrecs are their favorite prey. Sometimes, I wish there was a ring tailed mongoose in All Hail King Julien the Netflix original series. The mongoose would be like Karl, but would capture Timo and Mort and would try to cook and eat them. His home would be at another zeppelin near the fossa lair.