Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs mountain-devil

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Lambertia formosa

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while mountain-devil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	mountain-devil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Proteaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Lambertia
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Lambertia formosa

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

mountain-devil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	mountain-devil
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.

mountain-devil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.