Devil's backbone vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Kalanchoe daigremontiana compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's backbone	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Crassulaceae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Kalanchoe	Rhynchocyon
Species	Kalanchoe daigremontiana	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Conservation Status

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's backbone	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's backbone

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, 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.