Fossa vs Silver wattle

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Acacia retinodes

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Silver wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Silver wattle
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	Acacia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Acacia retinodes

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Silver wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Mauritius), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).