Tangara des Santa Marta vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Tangara des Santa Marta is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tangara des Santa Marta	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Thraupidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Anisognathus	Rhynchocyon
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Tangara des Santa Marta and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Tangara des Santa Marta

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tangara des Santa Marta	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tangara des Santa Marta

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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.

Tangara des Santa Marta

The Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) is a species in the genus Anisognathus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Colombia and Norway.