Fossa vs Mountain yam

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Eupleridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Dioscorea
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.