Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Pine Jelly

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Exidia
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.