Mangue du Caméroun
Crossarchus platycephalusGoldman, 1984
Pays · région · aire protégée · écorégion · biome
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de Crossarchus platycephalus.
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Liste rouge IUCN
LC · Préoccupation mineure?Inconnue- Évaluation
- 2016 · v3.1
- Altitude
- 0 – 1600 m
- Profondeur
- – m
État de la populationTexte officiel évaluation IUCNExpert
Although relatively widely distributed, they are probably not common anywhere in their range.
Description complète des menacesTexte détaillé évaluation IUCNExpert
No major threats, but, like other species of cusimanses, they are hunted for bushmeat (e.g., Juste et al. 1995).
Habitats préférentiels (classification IUCN)
1_6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland★14_6Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest14_3Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations1_7Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level1_8Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Swamp5_13Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Inland Deltas
Mesures de conservation recommandéesStratégies de conservation IUCNExpert
Present in several protected areas, including Monte Alen N. P. in Equatorial Guinea and Dzanga-Sangha Reserve in Central African Republic (Goldman 2013).
Usage & commerce (1)Use & Trade — IUCNExpert
1Food - humannationalsubsistance
Priorités de recherche (4)Research Needed Classification — IUCNExpert
1_2Population size, distribution & trends1_3Life history & ecology1_4Harvest, use & livelihoods1_5Threats
Niche IUCN globaleRealms · Systems · LMEs · Growth forms · FAOs — biogéographie IUCNExpert
Royaumes biogéographiques
Afrotropical
Systèmes (terrestre/eau douce/marin)
Terrestrial
Références bibliographiques (14)Sources scientifiques de l'évaluation IUCNExpert
- IUCN. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-1. Available at: <a href="www.iucnredlist.org">www.iucnredlist.org</a>. (Accessed: 30 June 2016).
- Petrozzi, F., Akani, G.C., Angelici, F.M., Di Vittorio, F.M. and Luiselli, L. 2014. Additional remarks on Flat-headed Cusimanse <i>Crossarchus platycephalus</i> in Nigeria. <i>Small Carnivore Conservation</i> 51: 38-41.
- Sonet, G., Colyn, M., Verheyen, E., Nagy, Z.T., Wendelen, W., Van Rompaey, H. and Hulselmans, J. 2014. Afrotropical forest-dwelling mongooses (Mammalia: Herpestidae: <i>Crossarchus</i>) investigated by craniometry and mitochondrial DNA. <i>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research</i> 52(4): 323-330.
- Angelici, F.M. and Di Vittorio, M. 2013. Common Cusimanse <i>Crossarchus obscurus</i> in Ghana and Flat-headed Cusimanse <i>C. platycephalus</i> in Nigeria: a tentative comparison between habitat parameters affecting their distribution. <i>Small Carnivore Conservation</i> 48: 96-100.
- Goldman, C.A. 2013. <i>Crossarchus platycephalus</i> Cameroon Cusimanse. In: J. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds), <i>The Mammals of Africa. V. Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses</i>, pp. 382-383. Bloomsbury, London, UK.
- Bahaa-el-din, L., Henschel, P., Aba’a, R., Abernethy, K., Bohm, T., Bout, N., Coad, L., Head, J., Inoue, E., Lahm, S., Lee, M. E., Maisels, F., Rabanal, L., Starkey, M., Taylor, G., Vanthomme, A., Nakashima, Y. and Hunter, L. 2013. Notes on the distribution and status of small carnivores in Gabon. <i>Small Carnivore Conservation</i> 48: 19-29.
- Djagoun, S.C.A.M. and Gaubert, P. 2009. Small carnivorans from southern Benin: a preliminary assessment of diversity and hunting pressure. <i>Small Carnivore Conservation </i> 40: 1-10.
- Angelici, F.M., Grimod, I. and Politano, E. 1999. Mammals of the Eastern Niger Delta (Rivers and Bayelsa States, Nigeria): An environment affected by a gas-pipeline. <i>Folia Zoologica</i> 48: 249-264.
- Powell, C.B. 1997. Discoveries and priorities for mammals in the freshwater forests of the Niger Delta. <i>Oryx</i> 31: 83-85.
- Colyn, M., Dethier, M., Ngegueu, P., Perpete, O. and Van Rompaey, H. 1995. First observations of <i>Crossarchus platycephalus</i> (Goldman, 1984) in the Zaire/Congo system (Dja River, southeastern Cameroon). <i>Small Carnivore Conservation</i> 12: 10-11.
- Juste, J., Fa, J.E., Perez del Val, J. and Castroviejo, J. 1995. Market dynamics of bushmeat species in Equatorial Guinea. <i>Journal of Applied Ecology</i> 32: 454-467.
- Colyn, M. and Van Rompaey, H. 1994. A biogeographic study of cusimanses (<i>Crossarchus</i>) (Carnivora, Herpestidae) in the Zaire basin. <i>Journal of Biogeography</i> 21: 479-489.
- Wozencraft, W.C. 1993. Order Carnivora. In: D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder (eds), <i>Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second Edition</i>, pp. 279-344. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, USA.
- Van Rompaey, H. and Colyn, M. 1992. <i>Crossarchus ansorgei</i>. <i>Mammalian Species</i> 402: 1-3.
Évaluateurs & contributeurs (3)Personnes ayant contribué à l'évaluation IUCNExpert
assessor
Angelici, F.M. & Do Linh San, E.
contributor
Goldman, A., Hoffmann, M. & Pacifici, M.
evaluator
Duckworth, J.W. & Hoffmann, M.
Angelici, F.M. & Do Linh San, E. 2016. Crossarchus platycephalus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41596A45205626. Accessed on 05 May 2026.
Traits biologiques
20 valeurs · 3 sources
Morphologie(4)
Cycle de vie(1)
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Reproduction(6)
Écologie & habitat(9)
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Distribution mondiale
Calcul de la distribution GBIF· ~10–60 s
Phénologie
Calcul du calendrier d'apparition· ~5–30 s