Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Lygaeid bug

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Crossarchus	Nysius
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-headed Kusimanse and Lygaeid bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.