Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Long-Stalked Sedge

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Carex pedunculata

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Long-Stalked Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Long-Stalked Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macroscelididae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Carex
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Carex pedunculata

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Long-Stalked Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Long-Stalked Sedge
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.

Long-Stalked Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.