Fossa vs Stinking willie

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Eupleridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Jacobaea
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Stinking willie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).