Fossa vs Great Flying Fox

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Great Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.