Fossa vs Soapberry

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Sapindus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).