Bornean Water Shrew vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Water Shrew Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family Soricidae Macroscelididae
Genus Chimarrogale Rhynchocyon
Species Chimarrogale phaeura Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Water Shrew Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

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.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

No description available.

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