Field Maple vs Fossa

Acer campestre compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Field Maple is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Maple	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sapindaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Acer	Cryptoprocta
Species	Acer campestre	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Maple	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.