Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Ischnura pumilio

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Macroscelididae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Ischnura
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Ischnura pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
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.

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura pumilio) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.