Mungotictis decemlineata
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | CARNIVORA | EUPLERIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Mungotictis decemlineata | |||
| Species Authority: | (A. Grandidier, 1867) | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Mungotictis lineata Pocock, 1915
Mungotictis substriatus Pocock, 1915
Mungotictis vittatus Gray, 1848
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| Taxonomic Notes: | Two subspecies are described: M. d. decemlineata, in the northern range of the species, and M. d. lineata, formerly known only from the holotype at the southern limit of the range, but since recorded in the Manombo River valley (Hawkins et al. 2000, Goodman et al. 2005). | |||
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v) ver 3.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Year Published: | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Assessor/s: | Hawkins, A.F.A. | |||||||||||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Hoffmann, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Duckworth, J.W. (Small Carnivore Red List Authority) | |||||||||||||||
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Justification: Listed as Vulnerable as the species occurs in an isolated area of less than 20,000 km², which is severely fragmented, undergoing continuing habitat loss, and where it is also at risk from predation by non-native carnivores. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | This species is endemic to the dry decidous forests of the central and southern Menabe regions of western Madagascar from sea level to about 125 m asl. It is found between the Tsiribihina River in the north to south of the Manombo River (Razafimanantsoa 2003; Goodman et al. 2005). The precise southern limits of the range of the nominate subspecies remain unclear (Woolaver et al. 2006), but it does not extend south of the large Mangoky river, a significant biogeographical boundary. M. d. lineata has recently been rediscovered south of this river (Goodman et al. 2005) and further research is necessary to clarify the species limits of the two forms |
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Native:
Madagascar
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Population [top]
| Population: | This can be a locally common species. In central Menabe, densities range from 0.25- 2.9 /ha (Rabeantoandro 1997; Razafimanantsoa 2003). From live-trapping and village surveys, Woolaver et al. (2006, 2006) found M. d. decemlineata to be distributed throughout the largest area of connected forest in central Menabe and most of the larger forest fragments in southern Menabe; these authors estimated a minimum of 2,000–3,400 adults in central Menabe and 6,400–8,650 adults in southern Menabe. The species seems to occur at much lower densities between the Mangoky and Fiherenana Rivers, in the range of M. d. lineata. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | This is a diurnal, terrestrial and arboreal species found in dry deciduous forest. During the night, animals sleep in burrows, or holes in both fallen and standing trees and in similar shelters. This is a social species usually found in family groups of 6-8. The gestation period for this species is between 74 and 106 days after which a single young is born (Razafimanantsoa 2003). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | This species is threatened by conversion of its forest habitat to cultivated land and pasture, selective logging and also by incidental mortality caused by hunting dogs (Razafimanantsoa 2003). Feral dogs are known predators of this species. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | This species is present in the Central Menabe provisional protected area, Kirindy Mitea National Park, and Andranomena Special Reserve (at extremely low densities). |
Bibliography [top]
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Garbutt, N. 1999. Mammals of Madagascar. Pica Press, East Sussex, UK. Goodman, S. M., Thomas, H. and Kidney, D. 2005. The rediscovery of Mungotictis decemlineata lineata Pocock, 1915 (Carnivora: Eupleridae) in southwestern Madagascar: insights into its taxonomic status and distribution. Small Carnivore Conservation 33: 1-5. Hawkins, A. F. A., Hawkins, C. E. and Jenkins, P. D. 2000. Mungotictis decemlineata lineata (Carnivora: Herpestidae), a mysterious Malagasy mongoose. Journal of Natural History 34: 305-310. Perschke, M. 1996. Mongooses in the Tsimbazaza Zoo and the Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Small Carnivore Conservation 14: 1. Rabeantoandro, Z. S. 1997. Contribution a l'etude du Mungotictis decemlineata (Grandider 1867) de la forest de Kirindy, Morondava. D. E. A. Memoire. Universite d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo. Razafimanantsoa, L. 2003. Mungotictis decemlineata, Narrow-striped Mongoose, Boky-boky. In: S. M. Goodman and J. P. Benstead (eds), The Natural History of Madagascar, pp. 1357-1360. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA and London, UK. Schreiber, A., Wirth, R., Riffel, M. and Van Rompaey, H. 1989. Weasels, civets, mongooses, and their relatives. An Action Plan for the conservation of mustelids and viverrids. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Woolaver, L., Nichols, R., Rakotombololona, W. F., Volahy, A. T. and Durbin, J. 2004. Status of the Narrow-striped Mongoose Mungotictis decemlineata of Madagascar. Small Carnivore Conservation 30: 7-9. Woolaver, L., Nichols, R., Rakotombololona, W., Volahy, A. T. and Durbin, J. 2006. Population status, distribution and conservation needs of the narrow-striped mongoose Mungotictis decemlineata of Madagascar. Oryx 40: 67-75. |
| Citation: | Hawkins, A.F.A. 2008. Mungotictis decemlineata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012. |
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