Fossa vs Great Dart

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Agrotis bigramma

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Great Dart is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Great Dart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Eupleridae	Noctuidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Agrotis
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Agrotis bigramma

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Great Dart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Great Dart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Great Dart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.