Cruz Lima's Saddle-back Tamarin vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Leontocebus cruzlimai compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Cruz Lima's Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cruz Lima's Saddle-back Tamarin	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Primates (Primata)	Macroscelidea (Celurut gajah)
Family	Callitrichidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Leontocebus	Rhynchocyon
Species	Leontocebus cruzlimai	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cruz Lima's Saddle-back Tamarin and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Cruz Lima's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cruz Lima's Saddle-back Tamarin	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cruz Lima's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.