Angolan Kusimanse vs Elephant Apple

Crossarchus ansorgei compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angolan Kusimanse	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Herpestidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Dillenia
Species	Crossarchus ansorgei	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Angolan Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angolan Kusimanse	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angolan Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Angolan Kusimanse

The Angolan Kusimanse (Crossarchus ansorgei) is a species in the genus Crossarchus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.