black currant-tree vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Macroscelidea (Celurut gajah)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Antidesma	Rhynchocyon
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

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 currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.