Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Mérida Brocket

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Macroscelididae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Mazama
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.