Fossa vs Green Amaranth

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Amaranthus hybridus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Green Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Green Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (хищные)	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)
Family	Eupleridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Amaranthus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Amaranthus hybridus

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Green Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Green Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Nauru), and South America (5 countries).