Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Crossarchus platycephalus Goldman 1984 Crossarchus platycephalus Goldman 1984 , Can. J. Zool., 62 (8): 1624 . Type Locality: "Eséka, Cameroon ". Vernacular Names: Flat-headed Kusimanse . Distribution: Benin , Nigeria , and Cameroon (east of the Dahomey Gap). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: See comments under C. obscurus .