Crossarchus obscurus Cuvier 1825 (common kusimanse)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae

Belongs to Crossarchus according to J. A. Allen 1919

See also Mivart 1882 and Morales and Pickford 2011

Sister taxa: Crossarchus alexandri, Crossarchus ansorgei, Crossarchus platycephalus, Crossarchus zebra

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Crossarchus obscurus in the database

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