Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Michigan moonwort

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Botrychium michiganense

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Michigan moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Michigan moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Botrychium
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Botrychium michiganense

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Michigan moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Michigan moonwort
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.

Michigan moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.