Fossa vs Shantung maple

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Acer truncatum

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Shantung maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Shantung maple
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family	Eupleridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Acer
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Acer truncatum

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Shantung maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Shantung maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shantung maple

Habitat

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