Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Little long-tailed dunnart

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Sminthopsis dolichura

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Little long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Little long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Macroscelididae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Sminthopsis
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Sminthopsis dolichura

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Little long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Little long-tailed dunnart
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.

Little long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.