Fossa vs Tall Yarrow

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Achillea distans

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Tall Yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Tall Yarrow
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	Achillea
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Achillea distans

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Tall Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Tall Yarrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).