Fossa  (Cryptoprocta ferox)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Viverridae
Genus Cryptoprocta (1)
Size Female head-body length: 65 - 70 cm (6)
Male head-body length: 75 – 80 cm (6)
Tail length: 70 - 90 cm (6)
Weight Females: 5 - 7 kg (6)
Males: 6 - 10 kg (6)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN – C2a) on the IUCN Red List 2002 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).