Fossa vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Eupleridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Chiropodomys
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Chiropodomys major

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.