Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Shining Pot Beetle

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Shining Pot Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Crossarchus	Cryptocephalus
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Shining Pot Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Shining Pot Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shining Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.