Fossa vs Indian-plum

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Salicaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Flacourtia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).