Fossa vs Long-tailed dunnart

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Eupleridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Sminthopsis
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.