vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Baeomyces	Crossarchus
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.