Fossa vs Small Suncup

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Eupleridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Aspidonepsis
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Small Suncup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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