Flat-headed kusimanse
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| Flat-headed Kusimanse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Genus: | 'Crossarchus' |
| Species: | ''C. platycephalus'' |
| Binomial name | |
| Crossarchus platycephalus Goldman, 1984
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| Flat-headed kusimanse range | |
The flat-headed kusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus) is a dwarf mongoose endemic to Benin, Cameroon, and Nigeria. This species was once regarded as a subspecies of the common kusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus).
References[edit]
- ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern