Fossa vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Carnivora (etçiller)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Eupleridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Cynopterus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.