Fossa vs hairy bindweed

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Calystegia pellita

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while hairy bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	hairy bindweed
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	Calystegia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Calystegia pellita

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

hairy bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	hairy bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hairy bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.