Fossa vs Tripartite Sumac

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Searsia tripartita

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Tripartite Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Tripartite Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Searsia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Searsia tripartita

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Tripartite Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Tripartite Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tripartite Sumac

Habitat

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