Fossa vs Mintweed

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Salvia reflexa

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Mintweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Mintweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Salvia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Salvia reflexa

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Mintweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mintweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).