Fossa vs Key lime

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Citrus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).