Fossa vs Mottled Darner

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Mottled Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Mottled Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Eupleridae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Aeshna
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Aeshna clepsydra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Mottled Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.