Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi

Anarta myrtilli compared with Rhynchocyon petersi

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Macroscelidea (象鼩目)
Family	Noctuidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Anarta	Rhynchocyon
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Rhynchocyon petersi

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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