African Walnut vs Fossa

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meliaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Lovoa	Cryptoprocta
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.