African forest elephant vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Macroscelididae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Rhynchocyon
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

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.

African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species in the genus Loxodonta. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.