Fossa vs Guará

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Eupleridae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Chrysocyon
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Guará share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnívoros)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Guará
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.