Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Macroscelididae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Uroderma
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Uroderma convexum

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Pacific Tent-making Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Pacific Tent-making Bat
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.

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.