Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Japanese Water Shrew

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Macroscelidea (Celurut gajah)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Macroscelididae	Soricidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Chimarrogale
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.