Ear tree vs Fossa

Enterolobium cyclocarpum compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

Ear tree is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ear tree	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	Enterolobium	Cryptoprocta
Species	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ear tree	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).