Fossa vs Painted Woolly Bat

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Painted Woolly 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Kerivoula
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Painted Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.