Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Kidney-Leaf Violet

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Viola renifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Kidney-Leaf Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Violaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Viola
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Viola renifolia

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Kidney-Leaf Violet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Kidney-Leaf Violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kidney-Leaf Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.