Fossa vs Four-spotted Furrow Bee

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Lasioglossum quadrinotatum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Four-spotted Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Four-spotted Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Eupleridae	Halictidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Lasioglossum
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Lasioglossum quadrinotatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Four-spotted Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Four-spotted Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Four-spotted Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-spotted Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.