Fossa vs Gillet's cherry-orange

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Citropsis gilletiana

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Gillet's cherry-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Citropsis
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Citropsis gilletiana

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Gillet's cherry-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

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