Fossa vs Natal plum

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Natal plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Eupleridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Carissa
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).