Fossa vs Moon Trefoil

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Medicago arborea

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Moon Trefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Medicago
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).