Fossa vs intermediate oak fern

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Gymnocarpium
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	intermediate oak fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate oak fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.