Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Lagothrix flavicauda

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Macroscelidea (прыгунчики)	Primates (приматы)
Family	Macroscelididae	Atelidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Lagothrix
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Lagothrix flavicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
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.

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.