Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs truncate barrel-bubble

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Retusa truncatula

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while truncate barrel-bubble is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	truncate barrel-bubble
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Cephalaspidea (Cephalaspidea)
Family	Macroscelididae	Retusidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Retusa
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Retusa truncatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

truncate barrel-bubble

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	truncate barrel-bubble
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.

truncate barrel-bubble

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.