Fossa vs Mountain Soursop

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Annona jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Mountain Soursop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Eupleridae	Annonaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Annona
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Annona jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Soursop

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Soursop

Habitat

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