bull-nettle vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Cnidoscolus urens compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• bull-nettle is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bull-nettle	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Rhynchocyon
Species	Cnidoscolus urens	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Conservation Status

bull-nettle

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bull-nettle	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bull-nettle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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.

bull-nettle

The bull-nettle (Cnidoscolus urens) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.