Cryptoprocta spelea

The giant fossa is an extinct species of carnivore from Madagascar in the family of Eupleridae, which is most closely related to the mongooses and includes all Malagasy carnivorans. It was first described in 1902, and in 1935 was recognized as a separate species fro mits closest relative, the living fossa. The giant fossa is larger than the fossa, but otherwise similar.

Biological Classification

 * Kingdom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Carnivora
 * Family: Eupleridae
 * Genus: Cryptoprocta
 * Species: Cryptoprocta spelea