Fossa vs Green-eyed Hooktail

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Onychogomphus forcipatus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Green-eyed Hooktail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Green-eyed Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Eupleridae	Gomphidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Onychogomphus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Onychogomphus forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Green-eyed Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Green-eyed Hooktail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Green-eyed Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.