Field restharrow vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Ononis arvensis compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Field restharrow is Near Threatened while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field restharrow	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Fabales (マメ目)	Macroscelidea (ハネジネズミ)
Family	Fabaceae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Ononis	Rhynchocyon
Species	Ononis arvensis	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Conservation Status

Field restharrow

NT — Near Threatened

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field restharrow	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.