Marmelos vs Fossa

Aegle marmelos compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Marmelos is Near Threatened while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmelos	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Rutaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Aegle	Cryptoprocta
Species	Aegle marmelos	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Marmelos

NT — Near Threatened

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marmelos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marmelos

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.