Fossa vs amor-do-campo

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while amor-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	amor-do-campo
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	Desmodium
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	amor-do-campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

amor-do-campo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.