finger-root vs Fossa

Uvaria chamae compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• finger-root is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	finger-root	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Annonaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Uvaria	Cryptoprocta
Species	Uvaria chamae	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

finger-root

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	finger-root	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

finger-root

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.