Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Yellow-crowned Redstart

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Myioborus flavivertex

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Yellow-crowned Redstart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Yellow-crowned Redstart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Macroscelididae	Parulidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Myioborus
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Myioborus flavivertex

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Yellow-crowned Redstart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Yellow-crowned Redstart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Yellow-crowned Redstart
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.

Yellow-crowned Redstart

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.