Fossa vs Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Macaca leonina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Eupleridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Macaca
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Macaca leonina

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Northern Pig-tailed Macaque share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.