Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi vs Black-backed jackal

Rhynchocyon petersi compared with Canis mesomelas

Key Differences

• Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi is Vulnerable while Black-backed jackal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi	Black-backed jackal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Macroscelididae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Rhynchocyon petersi	Canis mesomelas

Evolutionary Relationship

Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi and Black-backed jackal share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi

VU — Vulnerable

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi	Black-backed jackal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi

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 Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi

The Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi (Rhynchocyon petersi) is a species in the genus Rhynchocyon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. 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 biogeo

Black-backed jackal

The Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) is a species in the genus Canis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.