Fossa vs lemon

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Citrus limon

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while lemon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	lemon
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 limon

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

lemon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	lemon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, Norway, and Taiwan.