Fossa vs Sweet crab apple

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Malus coronaria

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Sweet crab apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Sweet crab apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Malus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Malus coronaria

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Sweet crab apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Sweet crab apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet crab apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.