Fossa vs Wild hops

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Flemingia strobilifera

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Wild hops is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Wild hops
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	Flemingia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Flemingia strobilifera

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Wild hops

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Wild hops
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild hops

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Singapore), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Suriname).