Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs lemon thyme

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Thymus
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	lemon thyme
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.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).