Fossa vs Trefoil Cress

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Cardamine trifolia

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Trefoil Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Trefoil Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Eupleridae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Cardamine
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Cardamine trifolia

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Trefoil Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Trefoil Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trefoil Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.