Fossa vs slender suckling clover

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Trifolium micranthum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while slender suckling clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	slender suckling clover
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	Trifolium
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Trifolium micranthum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

slender suckling clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	slender suckling clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender suckling clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).