Fossa vs maquei

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while maquei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Eupleridae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Aristotelia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and maquei share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	maquei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and United States.