Crossarchus platycephalus

C. A. Goldman, 1984

Flat-headed Cusimanse

Skeleton of adult in lateral view. Also as Flat-headed Kusimanse, Cameroon Cusimanse.
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Location:Date taken:UnknownDescription:Skeleton of adult in lateral view. Also as Flat-headed Kusimanse, Cameroon Cusimanse.

Distribution :

Benin, Nigeria, and Cameroon (east of the Dahomey Gap).

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 4402

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Infraorder: Aeluroidea
Superfamily: Viverroidea
Family: Herpestidae
Subfamily: Mungosinae
Genus: Crossarchus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Goldman, C.A. 1984-08-01. Systematic revision of the African mongoose genus Crossarchus (Mammalia: Viverridae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 62(8):1618-1630.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1139/z84-235

Original name as described

Crossarchus platycephalus

Other common names

Cameroon Cusimanse

Type material

CM 42284

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Eseka, Cameroon.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Benin · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006063

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 1 name and synonym.

Crossarchus platycephalus

C. A. Goldman, 1984

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

platycephalus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CM 42284

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Eséka, Cameroon

Type locality

Cameroon: 3°38′29″N, 10°46′27″E.

Authority page

1624

Authority publication

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1991:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41596/45205626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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