Fossa vs Slender Borage

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Borago pygmaea

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Slender Borage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Slender Borage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Eupleridae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Borago
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Borago pygmaea

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Slender Borage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Slender Borage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Borage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.