Chestnut-rumped Thornbill vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Acanthiza uropygialis compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-rumped Thornbill is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Acanthizidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Acanthiza	Rhynchocyon
Species	Acanthiza uropygialis	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

The Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) is a species in the genus Acanthiza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.