Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Three Kings Titoki

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Alectryon excelsus

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Three Kings Titoki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Three Kings Titoki
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Alectryon
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Alectryon excelsus

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Three Kings Titoki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Three Kings Titoki
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.

Three Kings Titoki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.