Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Natal plum

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Herpestidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Carissa
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).