Fossa vs Lined Hooktail

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Lined Hooktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Lined 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	Paragomphus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Lined Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.