Flat-headed Kusimanse vs pale moonwort

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Herpestidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Botrychium
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.