Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Staph beetle

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Philonthus varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Crossarchus	Philonthus
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Philonthus varians

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).