Fossa vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eupleridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Uroderma
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Uroderma convexum

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Pacific Tent-making Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.