Fossa vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fossa Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Eupleridae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Cryptoprocta Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Cryptoprocta ferox Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fossa Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

No description available.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

No description available.

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