Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Redclaw

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Herpestidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Crossarchus	Cherax
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).