Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Poison devil's-pepper

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat-headed Kusimanse Poison devil's-pepper
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 Rauvolfia
Species Crossarchus platycephalus Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat-headed Kusimanse Poison devil's-pepper
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and United States.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

No description available.

Poison devil's-pepper

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia