Flame Chanterelle vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Craterellus ignicolor compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Flame Chanterelle is Not Evaluated while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Chanterelle	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hydnaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Craterellus	Crossarchus
Species	Craterellus ignicolor	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Chanterelle	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Chanterelle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.