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Brown-tailed mongoose

Salanoia concolor (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837)

VUVulnerablemammals

The brown-tailed mongoose (Salanoia concolor) is a species in the family Eupleridae, order Carnivora. Recorded adults weigh 650 g to 711.5 g and live up to 4.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Brown-tailed mongoose (Salanoia concolor)
Photo: I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805–1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown-tailed mongoose

Weight
650 g – 711.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
5.08 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown-tailed mongoose live?

Not recorded

What is the brown-tailed mongoose?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown-tailed mongoose, brown-tailed vontsira, Malagasy brown-tailed mongoose, or salano (Salanoia concolor) is a species of mammal in the family Eupleridae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is moist lowland tropical forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown-tailed mongoose” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown-tailed_mongoose&oldid=1346901381), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the brown-tailed mongoose endangered?

The brown-tailed mongoose is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the brown-tailed mongoose classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyEupleridae
  6. genusSalanoia
  7. SpeciesSalanoia concolor (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837)

Synonyms Galidia concolor, Galidia olivacea, Galidia unicolor, Salanoia durrelli, Salanoia olivacea, Salanoia unicolor

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Brown-tailed vontsiraEnglish
  • Brown-tailed vontsiraEnglish
  • Durrell's vontsiraEnglish
  • Malagasy brown-tailed mongooseEnglish
  • Malagasy brown-tailed mongooseEnglish
  • SalanoEnglish
  • نمس بني الذيلArabic
  • نمس البني الذيل الملغاشيArabic
  • Mangoust gell he lostBreton
  • galidie DurrellovaCzech
  • galidie hnědoocasáCzech
  • SchlichtmungoGerman
  • mangosta de cola marrónSpanish
  • ruskomangustiFinnish
  • Galidie unicoloreFrench
  • Mangusta dalla coda marroneItalian
  • サラノマングースJapanese
  • 살라노Korean
  • 갈색꼬리몽구스Korean
  • 갈색꼬리본시라Korean
  • 말라가시갈색꼬리몽구스Korean
  • SalanoMalagasy
  • BrunhalemungoNorwegian Bokmål
  • BrunhalevontsiraNorwegian Bokmål
  • Bruine mangoestDutch
  • BruinstaartmangoesteDutch
  • Salanoja jednobarwnaPolish
  • Mangusto-de-cauda-marromPortuguese
  • Бурохвостый мунгоRussian
  • Brunsvansad mangustSwedish
  • 純色獴Chinese

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Relatives of the brown-tailed mongoose

Other species in the same family Eupleridae.

VU, Vulnerable
Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)

Fossa

Cryptoprocta ferox

Eupleridae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown-tailed mongoose?

An adult brown-tailed mongoose weighs 650 g – 711.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown-tailed mongoose endangered?

The brown-tailed mongoose is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the brown-tailed mongoose live?

The brown-tailed mongoose has a recorded lifespan of 4.8 years.

What kind of animal is the brown-tailed mongoose?

The brown-tailed mongoose (Salanoia concolor) belongs to the family Eupleridae in the order Carnivora.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown-tailed mongoose (Salanoia concolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-tailed-mongoose

MLA

“Brown-tailed mongoose (Salanoia concolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-tailed-mongoose.

BibTeX
@misc{brown_tailed_mongoose_2026,
  title = {Brown-tailed mongoose (Salanoia concolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-tailed-mongoose},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}