Fossa vs Jersey Tea

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Ceanothus americanus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Jersey Tea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Jersey Tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Ceanothus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Ceanothus americanus

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Jersey Tea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Jersey Tea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jersey Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.