Fossa vs Horse-eye Bean

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Mucuna sloanei

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Horse-eye Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Horse-eye Bean
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	Mucuna
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Mucuna sloanei

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Horse-eye Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Horse-eye Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horse-eye Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Guinea.