Fossa vs Long Skimmer

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Long Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Long Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Eupleridae	Libellulidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Orthetrum
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Long Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.