Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Malayan civet

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Macroscelidea (อันดับหนูผีช้าง)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Macroscelididae	Viverridae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Viverra
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.