Fossa vs pheasant's-eye

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Adonis microcarpa

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Eupleridae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Adonis
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Adonis microcarpa

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, France, and Portugal.