Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs king colobus

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Colobus polykomos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	king colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Macroscelididae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Colobus
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Colobus polykomos

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and king colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

king colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	king colobus
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.

king colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.