Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Water spangles

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Herpestidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Salvinia
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).