Fossa vs Prickly-flower Cyanea

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Cyanea aculeatiflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Prickly-flower Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Eupleridae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Cyanea
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Cyanea aculeatiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Fossa and Prickly-flower Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly-flower Cyanea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Prickly-flower Cyanea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly-flower Cyanea