Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Jio

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Commelina benghalensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Jio
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Commelina
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Commelina benghalensis

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Jio

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Jio
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.

Jio

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (5 countries).