Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Herpestidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Melanogaster
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.