Band-winged Dragonlet vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Erythrodiplax umbrata compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Band-winged Dragonlet is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Band-winged Dragonlet	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Libellulidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Erythrodiplax	Rhynchocyon
Species	Erythrodiplax umbrata	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Band-winged Dragonlet and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Band-winged Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Band-winged Dragonlet	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Band-winged Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Band-winged Dragonlet

The Band-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata) is a species in the genus Erythrodiplax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.