Fossa vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
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	Molossidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Cynomops
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Cynomops greenhalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.