Fossa vs Long-stalked Rape

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Brassica elongata

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Long-stalked Rape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Long-stalked Rape
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	Brassica
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Brassica elongata

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Long-stalked Rape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Long-stalked Rape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-stalked Rape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (16 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).