Fossa vs Red Lungwort

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Pulmonaria rubra

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Red Lungwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Red Lungwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Eupleridae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Pulmonaria
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Pulmonaria rubra

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Red Lungwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lungwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).