Fossa vs Wild Tantan

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Desmanthus virgatus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Wild Tantan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Wild Tantan
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	Desmanthus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Desmanthus virgatus

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Wild Tantan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Tantan

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Spain), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).