Fossa vs Lagos-rubber

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Eupleridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Funtumia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.