Fossa vs Trailing indigo

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Trailing indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Trailing indigo
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	Indigofera
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Indigofera hendecaphylla

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Trailing indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trailing indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, Taiwan, and United States.