Cuatro Ojos vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Aotus azarae compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Cuatro Ojos is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuatro Ojos	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Aotidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Aotus	Rhynchocyon
Species	Aotus azarae	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuatro Ojos and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Cuatro Ojos

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuatro Ojos	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuatro Ojos

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Cuatro Ojos

The Azara's night monkey (Aotus azarae) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.