Crested Serpent Eagle vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Spilornis cheela compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Crested Serpent Eagle is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Serpent Eagle	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Macroscelididae
Genus	Spilornis	Rhynchocyon
Species	Spilornis cheela	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crested Serpent Eagle

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Serpent Eagle	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Serpent Eagle

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.