Fossa vs caqui

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Diospyros kaki

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while caqui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	caqui
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Eupleridae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Diospyros
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

caqui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

caqui

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).