Fossa vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Eupleridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Amaranthus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).