Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs hooked threadwort

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Cephaloziella uncinata

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while hooked threadwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	hooked threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Cephaloziella
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Cephaloziella uncinata

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

hooked threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	hooked threadwort
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.

hooked threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.