Fossa vs Grey Mould

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Botrytis
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Grey Mould
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.