Fossa vs Hazel sterculia

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Sterculia foetida

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Hazel sterculia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Hazel sterculia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Eupleridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Sterculia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Sterculia foetida

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Hazel sterculia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Hazel sterculia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hazel sterculia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Taiwan, and United States.