Gato Fossa de Madagascar vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Gato Fossa de Madagascar is Vulnerable while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato Fossa de Madagascar	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Eupleridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Alticola
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gato Fossa de Madagascar and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Gato Fossa de Madagascar

VU — Vulnerable

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato Fossa de Madagascar	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gato Fossa de Madagascar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.