Fossa vs Plant pathogen

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Plant pathogen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Plant pathogen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Glomerellales (Glomerellales)
Family	Eupleridae	Glomerellaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Colletotrichum
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Plant pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Plant pathogen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plant pathogen

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.