Fossa vs trevo-de-cheiro

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Melilotus altissimus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while trevo-de-cheiro is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	trevo-de-cheiro
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Melilotus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Melilotus altissimus

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

trevo-de-cheiro

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	trevo-de-cheiro
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

trevo-de-cheiro

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).