Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Furrowed Melilot

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Melilotus sulcatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Furrowed Melilot
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	Melilotus
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Melilotus sulcatus

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Furrowed Melilot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Furrowed Melilot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Furrowed Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).