Fossa vs Red Cedar

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Toona sureni

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Red Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Red Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Toona
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Toona sureni

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Red Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Cedar

Habitat

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