Black Gooseberry vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Ribes lacustre compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Black Gooseberry is Not Evaluated while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Gooseberry	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Grossulariaceae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Ribes	Rhynchocyon
Species	Ribes lacustre	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Conservation Status

Black Gooseberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Gooseberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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 Gooseberry

The Black Gooseberry (Ribes lacustre) is a species in the genus Ribes. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.