African Jacana vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Actophilornis africanus compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• African Jacana is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Aves (طيور)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Charadriiformes (إفجيجيات)	Macroscelidea (زبابيات الفيل)
Family	Jacanidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Actophilornis	Rhynchocyon
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Jacana

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Arab Emirates.

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.

African Jacana

The African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) is a species in the genus Actophilornis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.