Fossa vs Mexican pistachio

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Pistacia mexicana

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Mexican pistachio is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Mexican pistachio
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Pistacia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Pistacia mexicana

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican pistachio

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Mexican pistachio
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican pistachio

Habitat

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