Fossa vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eupleridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Artibeus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Artibeus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.