Fossa vs Malaysian apple

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Syzygium malaccense

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Malaysian apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Malaysian apple
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 malaccense

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Malaysian apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Malaysian apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malaysian apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Tanzania), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).