Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Sambar de Java

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Sambar de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Sambar de Java
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Macroscelididae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Rusa
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Sambar de Java
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.

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.