Flat-headed Kusimanse

Flat-headed Kusimanse
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Herpestidae
Genus:	Crossarchus
Species:	C. platycephalus
Binomial name
Crossarchus platycephalus Goldman, 1984
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

1. ^ Goldman, C. & Hoffmann, M. (2008). Crossarchus platycephalus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern