Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs house mouse

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Mus musculus

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while house mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	house mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Macroscelidea (象鼩目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Macroscelididae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Mus musculus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-rumped elephant shrew and house mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

house mouse

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	house mouse
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	2 years
Average Length	—	9 cm
Average Weight	—	20 g

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.

house mouse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (10 countries).

house mouse

小家鼠是地球上分布最广、数量最多的哺乳动物之一，起源于南亚，随着人类文明扩散到南极洲以外的各大陆。体重仅15至25克，是高度适应性强的杂食动物，能以极少的食物和水存活。作为世界上最常用的实验动物，小家鼠为几乎所有生物医学研究领域做出了贡献。在全球范围内对农业造成严重损害。