Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Grooved Flax

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Linaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Linum
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.