Fossa vs Thicket Bean

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Phaseolus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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