Fanaloka

Fanaloka

Fossa fossana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ranomafana National Park

Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park

Malagasy Ring-tailed Mongoose
LC

Malagasy Ring-tailed Mongoose

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Galidia elegans

60–70% · Likely
Striped Vontsira
VU

Striped Vontsira

Mammal

Galidictis fasciata

Insufficient data
Falanouc
VU

Falanouc

Mammal

Eupleres goudotii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fanaloka in Ranomafana National Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a Fanaloka sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Fanaloka in Ranomafana National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Fanaloka in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.

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