Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Tadaride à queue libre de Madagascar

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Mops leucostigma

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Tadaride à queue libre de Madagascar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Tadaride à queue libre de Madagascar
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Macroscelididae	Molossidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Mops
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Mops leucostigma

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Tadaride à queue libre de Madagascar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Tadaride à queue libre de Madagascar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Tadaride à queue libre de Madagascar
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.

Tadaride à queue libre de Madagascar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.