Fossa vs Irish Threadwort

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Telaranea europaea

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Irish Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Eupleridae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Telaranea
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Irish Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.