Fossa vs Highbush Cranberry

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Viburnum edule

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Highbush Cranberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Highbush Cranberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Eupleridae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Viburnum
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Viburnum edule

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Highbush Cranberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Highbush Cranberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highbush Cranberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.