Animalz

Crossarchus

  • Common Cusimanse Crossarchus obscurus
    Common Cusimanse
    Photo: LA Dawson · CC BY 2.5

    The common cusimanse is a small mongoose relative of West African forests. It lives in groups and searches among leaf litter and rotting logs for small animals and fruit.

  • Alexander's Cusimanse Crossarchus alexandri

    Alexander's cusimanse lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. It is active by day and lives in groups.

  • Angolan Cusimanse Crossarchus ansorgei

    The Angolan cusimanse is a mongoose-family mammal of rainforests in western Democratic Republic of the Congo and northwestern Angola. It is active by day and eats invertebrates and small vertebrates.

  • Flat-headed Cusimanse Crossarchus platycephalus

    The flat-headed kusimanse has dark fur tipped with lighter tones and a crest behind its ears. It searches beneath stones and branches with its nose and claws.

  • Common Cusimanse Crossarchus obscurus
    Common Cusimanse
    Photo: LA Dawson · CC BY 2.5

    The common cusimanse is a small mongoose relative of West African forests. It lives in groups and searches among leaf litter and rotting logs for small animals and fruit.