Fossa vs Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Carollia perspicillata

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Seba's Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Seba's Short-tailed 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	Carollia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Carollia perspicillata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Seba's Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.