Fossa vs Silver Lime

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Silver Lime
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	Tilia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Silver Lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).