Fossa vs Thistle Rust

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Eupleridae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Puccinia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.