Fossa vs milk snail

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Otala lactea

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while milk snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	milk snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Eupleridae	Helicidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Otala
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Otala lactea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	milk snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

milk snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).