Lesueur-Bürstenkänguru vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Bettongia lesueur compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Lesueur-Bürstenkänguru is Near Threatened while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesueur-Bürstenkänguru	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Potoroidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Bettongia	Rhynchocyon
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesueur-Bürstenkänguru and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Lesueur-Bürstenkänguru

NT — Near Threatened

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesueur-Bürstenkänguru	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesueur-Bürstenkänguru

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Lesueur-Bürstenkänguru

The Boodie (Bettongia lesueur) is a species in the genus Bettongia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.