Collared Inca vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Coeligena torquata compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Collared Inca is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Collared Inca	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Apodiformes (Ebabiller)	Macroscelidea (Fil sivri fareleri)
Family	Trochilidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Coeligena	Rhynchocyon
Species	Coeligena torquata	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Collared Inca and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Collared Inca

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Collared Inca	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Collared Inca

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Collared Inca

A medium-large hummingbird of Andean montane forests from Colombia to Bolivia, collared incas have striking black and white plumage with a broad white chest band and distinctive white tail patches visible in flight. Inhabiting forest and forest edges at elevations of 1,700–3,200 meters, they feed at diverse flowering plants and are important pollinators of large-flowered Andean shrubs and trees. Their contrasting white tail patches flash prominently during hovering flight, aiding species recognition.