Claras echymipera vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Echymipera clara compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Claras echymipera is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Claras echymipera	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Peramelemorphia (バンディクート目)	Macroscelidea (ハネジネズミ)
Family	Peramelidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Echymipera	Rhynchocyon
Species	Echymipera clara	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Claras echymipera and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Claras echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Claras echymipera	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Claras echymipera

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.

Claras echymipera

The Claras echymipera (Echymipera clara) is a species in the genus Echymipera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.