Fossa vs Sand Violet

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Violaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Viola
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Sand Violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.