Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Scandentia (Spitzhörnchen)
Family	Macroscelididae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Dendrogale
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Dendrogale murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
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.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.