Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Macroscelidea (Celurut gajah)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Macroscelididae	Cistugidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Cistugo
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Cistugo lesueuri

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Lesueur's Hairy Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
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.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.