Cedar wattle vs Fossa

Acacia elata compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Cedar wattle is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cedar wattle	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Acacia	Cryptoprocta
Species	Acacia elata	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Cedar wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cedar wattle	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cedar wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), and North America (United States).

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cedar wattle

The Cedar Wattle (Acacia elata) is a species in the genus Acacia. Native to ['Eswatini', 'India', 'Portugal', 'South Africa', 'United States'].