fossa
cat-like, carnivorous mammal native to Madagascar
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Summary
fossa is a taxon[1]. fossa ranks in the top 0.062% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,345 views/month, #122 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
- Parent taxon: Cryptoprocta[5]
- Endemic to: Madagascar[6]
- Taxon name: Cryptoprocta ferox[7]
- Commons category: Cryptoprocta ferox[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cryptoprocta ferox[9]
- Commons gallery: Cryptoprocta ferox[10]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], Cryptoprocta ferox[12], New International Encyclopedia[13]
- Short name: C. ferox[14]
- Taxon common name: Fosssoxa[15], Gato Fossa De Madagascar[16], Cryptoprocte Féroce[17], Foussa[18], Fossa[19], Frettkatze[20], fossa madagaskarska[21], fosa[22]
- Mass: 100 g[23], 9.5 kg[24]
- Gestation period: 90 day[25]
- Longest observed lifespan: 23.1 years[26]
- Produced sound: meow[27], sigh[28]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Cryptoprocta_ferox[29]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[30]
- Litter size: 3[31]
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Identifiers
fossa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41578[32]. fossa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94188[33]. fossa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 347438[34]. fossa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433516[35]. fossa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621973[36].
Why It Matters
fossa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] fossa is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]