s ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁people ▁of ▁Irish ▁descent ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Bro ther hood ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁D enn ist oun ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁the ▁E aster ▁R ising ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁military ▁personnel ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Scottish ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Gal idi inae ▁is ▁a ▁sub family ▁of ▁car n iv or ans ▁that ▁is ▁restricted ▁to ▁Mad agas car ▁and ▁includes ▁six ▁species ▁class ified ▁into ▁four ▁gener a . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁the ▁three ▁other ▁species ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁Mal ag asy ▁car n iv or ans , ▁including ▁the ▁f ossa , ▁they ▁are ▁currently ▁class ified ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Eu pler idae ▁within ▁the ▁sub order ▁Fel iform ia . ▁Gal idi inae ▁are ▁the ▁smallest ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ag asy ▁car n iv or ans , ▁generally ▁we igh ing ▁about ▁ 6 0 0 ▁to ▁ 9 0 0 ▁g . ▁They ▁are ▁ag ile , ▁short - leg ged ▁animals ▁with ▁long , ▁bush y ▁t ails . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁characters , ▁they ▁res emble ▁the ▁mongo oses ▁( family ▁Her p est idae ) ▁of ▁contin ental ▁Africa ▁and ▁southern ▁E uras ia , ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁class ified ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁accordingly ▁they ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁" m ongo ose - like " ▁or ▁even ▁described ▁as ▁" Mal ag asy ▁mongo