Fossa vs Red veined maple

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Acer rufinerve

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Red veined maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Red veined maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Acer
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Acer rufinerve

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Red veined maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Red veined maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red veined maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).