📷 (c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
📷 (c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY)
📷 (c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY)
IUCN: Vulnerable
Fossa
Cryptoprocta ferox
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassMammalia›OrderCarnivora›FamilyEupleridae›GenusCryptoprocta
About
The fossa is Madagascar’s largest native carnivorous mammal and combines catlike agility with mongoose relatives. It climbs and leaps through trees while hunting lemurs, yet also travels long distances on the ground. Habitat loss and conflict with people threaten this top predator across the island.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Madagascar rainforest, dry deciduous forest, and wooded savanna
🍃Diet Carnivore — lemurs, tenrecs, birds, reptiles, and small mammals
📏Size & Weight Body 70–80 cm; tail 65–70 cm
•weight 5.5–12 kg
⏳Lifespan 15–20 years
🗺Range Madagascar
MammalCarnivore
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Madagascar rainforest, dry deciduous forest, and wooded savanna
🍃Diet Carnivore — lemurs, tenrecs, birds, reptiles, and small mammals
📏Size & Weight Body 70–80 cm; tail 65–70 cm
•weight 5.5–12 kg
⏳Lifespan 15–20 years
🗺Range Madagascar
Photo Credits
#1(c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
#2(c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
#3(c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
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