Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs variable-leaf hakea

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Hakea varia

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while variable-leaf hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	variable-leaf hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Proteaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Hakea
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Hakea varia

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

variable-leaf hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	variable-leaf hakea
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.

variable-leaf hakea

Habitat

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