Fossa vs limestone scurvygrass

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Cochlearia tridactylites

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while limestone scurvygrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	limestone scurvygrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Eupleridae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Cochlearia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Cochlearia tridactylites

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

limestone scurvygrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	limestone scurvygrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone scurvygrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.