Fossa vs yellow willow

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Salix lutea

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while yellow willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	yellow willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Salicaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Salix
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	yellow willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.