Fossa fossana (Müller, 1776) . Linné's Vollstand, Natursyst., Suppl., p. 32.

TYPE LOCALITY: " Madagascar " .

DISTRIBUTION: Endemic to Madagascar.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II; IUCN - Vulnerable.

SYNONYMS: d'aubentonii Gray, 1865; fossa Schreber, 1777; majori Dollman, 1909.

COMMENTS: The commonly used Viverra fossa Schreber, 1777, is a junior synonym (G. Petter, 1962, 1974).