Black-handed Titi vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Cheracebus medemi compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Black-handed Titi is Vulnerable while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-handed Titi	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Pitheciidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Cheracebus	Rhynchocyon
Species	Cheracebus medemi	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-handed Titi and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Black-handed Titi

VU — Vulnerable

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-handed Titi	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-handed Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Black-handed Titi

The Black-handed Titi (Cheracebus medemi) is a species in the genus Cheracebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.