Fossa vs willow-weed

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Eupleridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Persicaria
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	willow-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.