Fossa vs Pacific Maple

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Aglaia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Pacific Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Maple

Habitat

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