Fossa vs Silver ragwort

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Jacobaea maritima

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Silver ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Silver ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Eupleridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Jacobaea
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Jacobaea maritima

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Silver ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).