Carrion-Flower vs Fossa

Smilax herbacea compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrion-Flower	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Smilacaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Smilax	Cryptoprocta
Species	Smilax herbacea	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrion-Flower	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.