Fossa vs Green Emerald Damselfly

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Chalcolestes viridis

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Green Emerald Damselfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Green Emerald Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Eupleridae	Lestidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Chalcolestes
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Chalcolestes viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Green Emerald Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Green Emerald Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Green Emerald Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green Emerald Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.