Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Macroscelididae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Brachytarsomys
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Brachytarsomys villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Hairy-tailed Tree Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
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.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.