Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Keruing

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Key Differences

Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Keruing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Keruing
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Dipterocarpus
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.