Fossa vs Rough Marsh-mallow

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Althaea hirsuta

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Rough Marsh-mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Rough Marsh-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Eupleridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Althaea
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Althaea hirsuta

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Rough Marsh-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Rough Marsh-mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Marsh-mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).