Fossa vs Gambia-pea

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Gambia-pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Crotalaria
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Gambia-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).