Fossa vs Malabar plum

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Syzygium jambos

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Malabar plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Malabar plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Eupleridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Syzygium
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Syzygium jambos

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Malabar plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Malabar plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (6 countries).