Bermuda buttercup vs Fossa

Oxalis pes-caprae compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Bermuda buttercup is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda buttercup	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Oxalis	Cryptoprocta
Species	Oxalis pes-caprae	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Bermuda buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda buttercup	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Asia (8 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bermuda buttercup

The Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Oxalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.