Fossa vs joint-vetch

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	joint-vetch
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	joint-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).