Black Goshawk vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Accipiter melanoleucus compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Black Goshawk is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Goshawk	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Accipitriformes (อันดับเหยี่ยว)	Macroscelidea (อันดับหนูผีช้าง)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Macroscelididae
Genus	Accipiter	Rhynchocyon
Species	Accipiter melanoleucus	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Goshawk and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Black Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Goshawk	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Goshawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 Goshawk

The Black Goshawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.