Fossa vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
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. (포유류)

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.