Fossa vs Graham's manihot

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Manihot grahamii

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Graham's manihot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Graham's manihot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Manihot
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Manihot grahamii

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Graham's manihot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Graham's manihot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Graham's manihot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Belgium), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).