Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Sickle Medick

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Medicago falcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Medicago
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).