Fossa vs Little Gray Firefly

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Photinus marginellus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Little Gray Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Little Gray Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Eupleridae	Lampyridae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Photinus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Photinus marginellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Little Gray Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Little Gray Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.