Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi vs dooryard sowbug

Rhynchocyon petersi compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi is Vulnerable while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Macroscelididae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Porcellio
Species	Rhynchocyon petersi	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi

VU — Vulnerable

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi

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 Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi

The Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi (Rhynchocyon petersi) is a species in the genus Rhynchocyon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. 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 biogeo