fossa

Summary

fossa is a taxon^[1]. fossa ranks in the top 0.062% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,542 views/month, #122 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• fossa's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• fossa is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• fossa's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• fossa belongs to the parent taxon Cryptoprocta^[6].
• fossa is endemic to Madagascar^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, fossa is Cryptoprocta ferox^[8].
• fossa's Commons category is recorded as Cryptoprocta ferox^[9].
• fossa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cryptoprocta ferox^[10].
• fossa's Commons gallery is recorded as Cryptoprocta ferox^[11].
• fossa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• fossa's described by source is recorded as Cryptoprocta ferox^[13].
• fossa's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[14].
• fossa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. ferox'}^[15].
• fossa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fosssoxa'}^[16].
• fossa is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato Fossa De Madagascar'}^[17].
• fossa is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cryptoprocte Féroce'}^[18].
• fossa is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Foussa'}^[19].
• fossa is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fossa'}^[20].
• fossa is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Frettkatze'}^[21].
• fossa is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'fossa'}^[22].
• fossa is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'fossa madagaskarska'}^[23].
• fossa is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'fosa'}^[24].
• fossa's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+100'}^[25].
• fossa's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+9.5'}^[26].
• fossa's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+90'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, fossa is Cryptoprocta ferox^[8]. fossa is classified at the rank of species^[4]. fossa is classified within Cryptoprocta^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fosssoxa'}^[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gato Fossa De Madagascar'}^[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cryptoprocte Féroce'}^[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Foussa'}^[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fossa'}^[20], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Frettkatze'}^[21].

Distribution

fossa is endemic to Madagascar^[7].

Identifiers

fossa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41578^[28]. fossa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94188^[29]. fossa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 347438^[30]. fossa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433516^[31]. fossa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621973^[32].

Why It Matters

fossa ranks in the top 0.062% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,542 views/month, #122 of 195,241).^[2] fossa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] fossa is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]