Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Rough Marsh-mallow

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Althaea hirsuta

Key Differences

• Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern while Rough Marsh-mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Rough Marsh-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Herpestidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Althaea
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Althaea hirsuta

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Rough Marsh-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Rough Marsh-mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Marsh-mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).