Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Chiropodomys major

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Macroscelidea (прыгунчики)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Macroscelididae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Chiropodomys
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Chiropodomys major

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.