Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Graceful sandmat

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Euphorbia hypericifolia

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Graceful sandmat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Graceful sandmat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Graceful sandmat
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.

Graceful sandmat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).