alpine cinquefoil vs Fossa

Potentilla crantzii compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Eupleridae
Genus	Potentilla	Cryptoprocta
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.