| 词条 | Ring-tailed vontsira |
| 释义 |
| name = Ring-tailed vontsira | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | image = Ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans).jpg | image_caption = Montagne d'Ambre National Park | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Mammalia | ordo = Carnivora | familia = Eupleridae | subfamilia = Galidiinae | genus = Galidia | genus_authority = I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837 | species = G. elegans | binomial = Galidia elegans | binomial_authority = Saint-Hilaire, 1837 | range_map = Galidia elegans range map.svg | range_map_caption = Ring-tailed vontsira range }} The ring-tailed vontsira, locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans) is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar.[2] Classification and etymologyThere is much disagreement about the placement of Madagascar's carnivores, including the ring-tailed vontsira, within the phylogenetic tree. A 2003 study reported evidence that the Malagasy Carnivora evolved from a single herpestid ancestor.[3] A monotypic genus, Galidia literally means "little weasel", being a diminutive form of {{transl|grc|galē}} ({{lang|grc|γαλῆ}}, "weasel" in ancient Greek).[4] Its local common name is vontsira mena, ‘red vontsira’ in Malagasy.[5] DescriptionThe ring-tailed vontsira is relatively small but is the largest member of the subfamily Galidiinae. It is usually {{convert|32|to|38|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} long and weighs only {{convert|700|to|900|g|oz|abbr=on}}. Its body is long and slender, and the rounded head has a pointed snout. The body is a dark red color and the feet are black. As the name implies, its bushy tail is covered with black and red rings and is similar to the red panda. Ring-tailed vontsira are very agile, and good climbers. They are quite playful and are active during the day. Their habitat consists of humid forests. Their diet is mostly of small mammals, invertebrates, fish, reptiles and eggs, but they occasionally eat insects and fruit. The population of ring-tailed vontsira has decreased by 20% during the period 1989-1999 due to habitat loss.[6] Another problem is competition with the small Indian civet (Viverricula indica).{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}} References1. ^{{IUCN2008|assessor=Hawkins, A.F.A. |year=2008|id=39426|title=Galidia elegans|downloaded=22 March 2009}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern 2. ^{{MSW3 Carnivora | id = 14000455 | page = }} 3. ^{{Cite journal|last=Yoder|first=Anne D.|last2=Burns|first2=Melissa M.|last3=Zehr|first3=Sarah|last4=Delefosse|first4=Thomas|last5=Veron|first5=Geraldine|last6=Goodman|first6=Steven M.|last7=Flynn|first7=John J.|title=Single origin of Malagasy Carnivora from an African ancestor|url=http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature01303|journal=Nature|volume=421|issue=6924|pages=734–737|doi=10.1038/nature01303}} 4. ^Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary 5. ^Blench, Roger and Martin Walsh, [https://www.academia.edu/1691463/Faunal_names_in_Malagasy_their_etymologies_and_implications_for_the_prehistory_of_the_East_African_coast Faunal names in Malagasy: their etymologies and implications for the prehistory of the East African coast] (2009) 6. ^{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154689042|title=Mammals of Madagascar : a complete guide|last=Nick|first=Garbutt|date=2007-01-01|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=030012550X|oclc=154689042}} External links
4 : Euplerids|Endemic fauna of Madagascar|Carnivorans of Africa|Mammals described in 1837 |
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