Fossa vs Utah ash

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Fraxinus anomala

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Utah ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Utah ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Oleaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Fraxinus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Fraxinus anomala

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Utah ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Utah ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Utah ash

Habitat

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