Fossa
Cryptoprocta ferox
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Cryptoprocta ferox
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Eupleridae
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Size
- Small (under 1 m)
- Active
- Day and night
- Continent
- Africa
- Habitat
- Rainforest, Forest
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Flexible ankles let it climb down trees head first, something few mammals can do.
- Mating takes place in trees and can last for hours.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q183330 · All animals · All entries