Fossa vs Sapele

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Entandrophragma
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Sapele
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.