Fossa vs Gum-elemi

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Burseraceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Bursera
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.