Chestnut dunnart vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Хищные сумчатые)	Macroscelidea (прыгунчики)
Family	Dasyuridae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Rhynchocyon
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

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.

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.