Diable de mer japonais vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Mobula japanica compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Diable de mer japonais is Not Evaluated while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diable de mer japonais	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Myliobatidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Mobula	Rhynchocyon
Species	Mobula japanica	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Diable de mer japonais and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Diable de mer japonais

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diable de mer japonais	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diable de mer japonais

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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.