Fossa vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Eupleridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Monodelphis
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Monodelphis palliolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Hooded red-sided opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Hooded red-sided opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.