Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Round-spotted Major

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Oxycera dives

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Round-spotted Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Round-spotted Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Macroscelididae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Oxycera
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Oxycera dives

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Round-spotted Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Round-spotted Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Round-spotted Major
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.

Round-spotted Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.