Chestnut-throated Apalis vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Apalis porphyrolaema compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-throated Apalis is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-throated Apalis	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Aves (पक्षी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Passeriformes (पासरीफ़ोर्मीज़)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Cisticolidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Apalis	Rhynchocyon
Species	Apalis porphyrolaema	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-throated Apalis and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (रज्जुकी)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-throated Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-throated Apalis	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-throated Apalis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Chestnut-throated Apalis

The Chestnut-throated Apalis (Apalis porphyrolaema) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.