Fossa vs Triangle Tops

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Blighia unijugata

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Triangle Tops is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Triangle Tops
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Blighia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Blighia unijugata

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Triangle Tops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Triangle Tops
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Triangle Tops

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.