Fossa vs Snow Protea

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Protea cryophila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Snow Protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Eupleridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Protea
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Protea cryophila

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Snow Protea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Snow Protea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Protea

Habitat

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