Description
English: Fossa-Cryptoprocta Ferox-carnivore-Madagascar-mammal
Español: Fossa-Cryptoprocta Ferox-carnivoro-Madagascar-Mamífero
Date 20 March 2008
Author Ran Kirlian
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cryptoprocta_Ferox.JPG

The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the Eupleridae, a family of carnivorans closely related to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). The fossa is the largest mammalian carnivore on the island of Madagascar and has been compared to a small cougar. Adults have a head-body length of 70–80 cm and weigh between 5.5 and 8.6 kg, with the males larger than the females. Order: Carnivora, Family: Eupleridae, Subfamily: Euplerinae, Genus: Cryptoprocta, Species: Cryptoprocta ferox Bennett, 1833.