Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Urucuri palm

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Attalea phalerata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Urucuri palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Herpestidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Attalea
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Attalea phalerata

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Urucuri palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Urucuri palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urucuri palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.