Fossa vs ribbed grass snail

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Vallonia costata

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while ribbed grass snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Eupleridae	Valloniidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Vallonia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	ribbed grass snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).