Fossa vs Lime-Leaved Maple

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Acer distylum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Lime-Leaved Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Lime-Leaved Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Acer
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Acer distylum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Lime-Leaved Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Lime-Leaved Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lime-Leaved Maple

Habitat

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