Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Macroscelididae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Myodes
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Gray Red-backed Vole
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.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.