Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Guyanese arrowhead

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Sagittaria guayanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Guyanese arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Herpestidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Sagittaria
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Sagittaria guayanensis

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Guyanese arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and United States.