Fossa vs Southern Damselfly

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Eupleridae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Coenagrion
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.