Fossa vs Joseph's-coat

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Amaranthus tricolor

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Joseph's-coat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Joseph's-coat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Eupleridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Amaranthus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Amaranthus tricolor

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Joseph's-coat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Joseph's-coat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Joseph's-coat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Libya, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).