Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Mantled Baskettail

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Crossarchus	Epitheca
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Mantled Baskettail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.