Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Azor Enano

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Accipiter superciliosus

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Azor Enano is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Azor Enano
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Macroscelididae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Accipiter
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Accipiter superciliosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Azor Enano share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Azor Enano

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Azor Enano
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.

Azor Enano

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Azor Enano

El gavilan enano (Accipiter superciliosus) esta clasificado como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuido y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservacion inmediatas.