Fossa vs Light Red Meranti

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Shorea smithiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Eupleridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Shorea
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Shorea smithiana

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Light Red Meranti

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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