Fossa vs Yellow flame

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Peltophorum pterocarpum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Yellow flame is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Yellow flame
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	Peltophorum
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Peltophorum pterocarpum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow flame

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Yellow flame
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow flame

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).