Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Fossa

Cormura brevirostris compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Emballonuridae	Eupleridae
Genus	Cormura	Cryptoprocta
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Fossa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.