Fossa vs Sickle senna

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Senna tora

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Sickle senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Sickle senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Senna
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Senna tora

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Sickle senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Sickle senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Sweden), North America (El Salvador, Honduras, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries).