fossa cat vs Cryptoprocta ferox

fossa cat and Cryptoprocta ferox both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fossa cat	Yes	No	No	No
Cryptoprocta ferox	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fossa cat and Cryptoprocta ferox are synonyms defined as:

fossa cat and Cryptoprocta ferox: largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets

Other synonyms of fossa cat include fossa.

fossa cat (noun)	Cryptoprocta ferox (noun)
largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets	largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets