Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Silver Hook

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Deltote uncula

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Silver Hook is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Silver Hook
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Macroscelididae	Noctuidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Deltote
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Deltote uncula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Silver Hook

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Silver Hook
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.

Silver Hook

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.