Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Lesser Spearwort

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Ranunculus flammula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Herpestidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Ranunculus
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Lesser Spearwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).