Fossa vs tiny door snail

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Clausilia rugosa

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while tiny door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	tiny door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Eupleridae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Clausilia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Clausilia rugosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

tiny door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	tiny door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiny door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.