Fossa vs Mountain Aster

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Eupleridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Oclemena
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.