Fossa vs Goa-bean

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Goa-bean
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	Psophocarpus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.