Black Maple vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Acer nigrum compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Sapindales (صابونيات)	Macroscelidea (زبابيات الفيل)
Family	Sapindaceae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Acer	Rhynchocyon
Species	Acer nigrum	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.