Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs lesser mouse-deer

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Tragulus kanchil

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while lesser mouse-deer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	lesser mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Macroscelididae	Tragulidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Tragulus
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Tragulus kanchil

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

lesser mouse-deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	lesser mouse-deer
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.

lesser mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.