Angolan Kusimanse vs Floating Fern

Crossarchus ansorgei compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Angolan Kusimanse is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angolan Kusimanse	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Herpestidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Salvinia
Species	Crossarchus ansorgei	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Angolan Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angolan Kusimanse	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angolan Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.