Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Rhynchocyon
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.