Fulvous Colilargo vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Oligoryzomys fulvescens compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Fulvous Colilargo is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fulvous Colilargo	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Macroscelidea (زبابيات الفيل)
Family	Cricetidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Rhynchocyon
Species	Oligoryzomys fulvescens	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fulvous Colilargo and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fulvous Colilargo	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fulvous Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.