Fossa vs Moose Maple

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Acer spicatum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Moose Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Moose Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Acer
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Acer spicatum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Moose Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Moose Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moose Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Sweden, and United States.