Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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	Macroscelidea (ハネジネズミ)	Primates (サル目)
Family	Macroscelididae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Lepilemur
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.