Fossa vs córdia

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Cordia sebestena

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while córdia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	córdia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Eupleridae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Cordia
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Cordia sebestena

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

córdia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

córdia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Seychelles), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).