Fossa vs northern ash

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Fraxinus bungeana

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while northern ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	northern ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Oleaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Fraxinus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Fraxinus bungeana

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

northern ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	northern ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern ash

Habitat

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