Fossa vs red star apple

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Diospyros lycioides

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while red star apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	red star apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Eupleridae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Diospyros
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Diospyros lycioides

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

red star apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	red star apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red star apple

Habitat

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