Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Gambia-pea

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Gambia-pea
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	Crotalaria
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Gambia-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).