Fossa vs Jacob's coat

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Acalypha wilkesiana

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Jacob's coat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Jacob's coat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Acalypha
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Acalypha wilkesiana

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Jacob's coat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Jacob's coat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jacob's coat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).