Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Mountain yam

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Herpestidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Dioscorea
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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