Fossa vs Japanese Bindweed

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Calystegia pubescens

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Japanese Bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Japanese Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Eupleridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Calystegia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Calystegia pubescens

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Japanese Bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.