Fossa vs Yellow Restharrow

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Ononis natrix

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Yellow Restharrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Yellow Restharrow
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	Ononis
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Ononis natrix

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Restharrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (7 countries).