The thin meerkat (scientific name: Eupleres goudotii), also known as the meerkat or the pointy kissing civetMadao civetAre classified together inMyrmectinaeBelow, the body is only 50cm long, and the tail is 24cm long, almost completely insectivorousMadagascarUnique and rareMyrmectidae。
They are small, with body length of 45-65cm and tail length of 22-25cm;Weight: 1.6-4.6kg, with very typical characteristics of Formicidae. The head is extremely thin, seems to be one size smaller than the body, the body is thick, the tail is long, spinning and sleeping, and very shy.They look likeMongoose, with long snout and low body, but the color is plain brown.They don'tAnal glandOr perineal glands and retractable claws.TheirTooth typeUnique,Canine toothandAnterior molarsIt is backward bending and flattening, which may be related to its uniqueness.[1]
Habitat environment
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Sharp nosed civet mainly inhabitsMadagascarThe lowland rainforests in the middle and northwest live in the original moist and deciduous forests and related marshes, ranging from sea level to 1600 meters above sea level.Mesozoic open grassland patches sometimes occur in these habitat types.[1]
Life habits
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They mainly eatinvertebrate, such asworm、slug、snailandlarva。They live alone and locally, but their daytime or nighttime activities are unknown, and there is no obvious peak activity.The civet with pointed snout will gain weight before the drought period from June to July. It will accumulate a large amount of fat in its tail to spend the period of food shortage. The fat is up to 20% of its weight[2]。
Their love and weaning periods are very short, and the kittens will be in the nextmatingWeaning before the season.theyreproductionThe cycle is fast.Each baby will give birth to a kitten, which can be seen by the kitten at birth, and will go out with the female cat as soon as it is two days old.Nine weeks later, the kitten is fully developed and ready to eatsolidFood, and will soon leave the female cat.Even so, with a similar sizeCarnivorousCompared with animals, their development speed is slower.
Under artificial feeding, they mate in July to September and produce in November to January of the next year.Under artificial feeding, only one baby was born per child, but there were records of twins.The young are extremely precocious. They can follow the mother mongoose 2 to 3 days after birth, and are weaned at the age of 9 weeks.[1]
Protection level
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Convention: Appendix II species.
IUCN Red List of Endangered Species: Near Threatened.
Some authorities have divided the civet with sharp snout into two species, namely the eastern civet with sharp snout (E. goudotti) and the larger civet with sharp snout (E. major). The latter is only distributed in the northwest of Madagascar, but this classification proposal remains to be discussed.[1]
