Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Small Beech Pigmy

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Stigmella tityrella

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Small Beech Pigmy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Small Beech Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Macroscelididae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Stigmella
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Stigmella tityrella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Small Beech Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Small Beech Pigmy
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.

Small Beech Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.