Fossa vs Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Dendrolagus inustus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Eupleridae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Dendrolagus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Dendrolagus inustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Grizzled Tree-kangaroo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.