Fernando Po Swift vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Apus sladeniae compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Fernando Po Swift is Data Deficient while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fernando Po Swift	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Apodidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Apus	Rhynchocyon
Species	Apus sladeniae	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fernando Po Swift

DD — Data Deficient

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fernando Po Swift	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fernando Po Swift

Habitat

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

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.