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Original source: Cryptoprocta ferox (Fossa) Author: en:user:Dawson
Deutsch: Fossa Française fossa Italiano: fossa
Author: : en:user:Dawson
Original source: Cryptoprocta ferox (Fossa) Author: en:user:Dawson
Deutsch: Fossa Française fossa Italiano: fossa
Author: : en:user:Dawson
Some facts about the
Fossa
Adult weight : 9.5 kg (20.9 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 23 years
Female maturity :1496 days
Gestation : 90 days
Weaning : 129 days
Litter size : 3
Weight at birth : 0.1 kg (0.22 lbs)
Fossa
Order : Carnivora
Family : Viverridae
Subfamily : Cryptoproctinae
Species : Cryptoprocta ferox
The Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) lives on the island of Madagascar, being the largest mammalian carnivore on the island. Although they resemble a crossing between a cat and a dog, it is actually related to the mongoose. The Fossa is very agile and is very adept at hunting lemurs. In the movie Madagascar the lemurs shivered at the mere mention of the Fossae. Together with the Boa constrictor, they are the only predators of lemurs. Apart from the Nile Crocodile, they have no natural predators themselves. Yet the settlement of man and the destruction of their habitat earned the Fossa the status of 'endangered'. Picture: Photographed by User:Dawson, licensed under ShareAlike License v. 2.5
The Fossa is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Madagascar
1. Cryptoprocta, genus Cryptoprocta -- (large primitive catlike carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar)
Cryptoprocta
genus Cryptoprocta
(Source WordNet)