Fossa vs Grannyvine

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Ipomoea tricolor

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Grannyvine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Grannyvine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Eupleridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Ipomoea
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Ipomoea tricolor

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Grannyvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Grannyvine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grannyvine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).