Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Java-bean

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Java-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Macroscelidea (코끼리땃쥐)	Fabales (콩목)
Family	Macroscelididae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Senna
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Java-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Java-bean

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 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).