Fossa vs Pomelo

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Citrus maxima

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Pomelo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Pomelo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Citrus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Citrus maxima

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Pomelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Pomelo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).