Angolan Kusimanse vs Tickclover

Crossarchus ansorgei compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Angolan Kusimanse Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Herpestidae Fabaceae
Genus Crossarchus Desmodium
Species Crossarchus ansorgei Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Angolan Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Angolan Kusimanse Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angolan Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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