Fossa vs Wild Pimento

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Pimenta obscura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Eupleridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Pimenta
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Pimenta obscura

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Wild Pimento

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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