Fossa vs Leopard Earthball

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Leopard Earthball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Eupleridae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Scleroderma
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Leopard Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).