Brazilian spiny tree-rat vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Makalata didelphoides compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Brazilian spiny tree-rat is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Echimyidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Makalata	Rhynchocyon
Species	Makalata didelphoides	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian spiny tree-rat and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian spiny tree-rat	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

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.

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

The Brazilian spiny tree-rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a species in the genus Makalata. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.