Fossa vs Red Sumac

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Rhus glabra

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Red Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Rhus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).