Fossa vs Rough Bedstraw

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Galium asprellum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Rough Bedstraw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Eupleridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Galium
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.