Fossa vs Hluhluwe Climber

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Dalbergia armata

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Hluhluwe Climber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Hluhluwe Climber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Dalbergia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Dalbergia armata

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Hluhluwe Climber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Hluhluwe Climber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hluhluwe Climber

Habitat

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