Fossa vs Mexican vole

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Eupleridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Microtus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.