Fossa vs Jack bean

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Jack 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	Canavalia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Canavalia ensiformis

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Jack bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).