Fossa vs Wormseed

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Eupleridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Dysphania
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).