Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Foxtail

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Amaranthus
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).