Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Red Fox

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Red Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Red Fox
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)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Macroscelididae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Vulpes vulpes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Red Fox
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	6.0 kg

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.

Red Fox

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

Red Fox

アカギツネ（Vulpes vulpes）は地球上で最も広く分布する野生肉食動物であり、北半球全域とオーストラリアの移入地域において北極ツンドラから都市環境まで多様な生息地に適応している。赤みがかった茶色の毛皮、白い腹部、ふさふさした尾で識別できる。高度に適応した雑食性で、ウサギやハタネズミから果物、生ゴミまであらゆるものを食べる。40種類以上の独特な発声でコミュニケーションをとる。