Fossa vs Sargent Cherry

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Prunus sargentii

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Sargent Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Sargent Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Prunus sargentii

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Sargent Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Sargent Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sargent Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.