Fossa vs Long-tailed Goral

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Naemorhedus caudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Long-tailed Goral
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)	Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार)
Family	Eupleridae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Naemorhedus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Naemorhedus caudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Long-tailed Goral share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed Goral

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Long-tailed Goral
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Goral

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.