Fossa vs Three-striped Dasher

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Micrathyria didyma

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Three-striped Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Three-striped Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Eupleridae	Libellulidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Micrathyria
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Micrathyria didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Three-striped Dasher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Three-striped Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Three-striped Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-striped Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.