Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Forest Croton

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Croton sylvaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Forest Croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Croton
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Croton sylvaticus

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Forest Croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Forest Croton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Croton

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.