Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Panicled Bulrush

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Scirpus microcarpus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Panicled Bulrush
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	Scirpus
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Scirpus microcarpus

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Panicled Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Panicled Bulrush
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.

Panicled Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Japan, Norway, and United States.