Fossa vs Tufted Clusterfly

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Eupleridae	Polleniidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Pollenia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Tufted Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.