Fossa vs Year Bean

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Year Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.