Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Java plum

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Syzygium cumini

Key Differences

Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Java plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Java plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Syzygium
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Syzygium cumini

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Java plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Java plum
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.

Java plum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).