Fossa vs Red ash

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Alphitonia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.