Fossa vs winged prickly-ash

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Zanthoxylum
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	winged prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.