Fossa vs Mountain Cherry

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Prunus prostrata

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Mountain Cherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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