---
title: "Ringstaartmangoest"
description: "Galidia elegans — Zoogdieren. The ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans), locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose, is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/ring-tailed-vontsira
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ringstaartmangoest

> Galidia elegans — Zoogdieren. The ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans), locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose, is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Galidia elegans*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 296
- Wikidata: [Q518580](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q518580)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41933](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41933)

## Names

- en: Ring-tailed Vontsira
- de: Ringelschwanzmungo
- es: Mangosta de cola anillada
- fr: Galidie élégante
- nl: Ringstaartmangoest
- pl: Galidia kasztanowata

## Countries with the most observations

MG (270)

## Summary

The ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans), locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose, is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus Galidia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring-tailed_vontsira

## Photo

![Ringstaartmangoest](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ring-tailed-vontsira/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151134271

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ring-tailed-vontsira?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).