Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Red Rice

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Oryza punctata

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Red Rice is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Red Rice
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macroscelididae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Oryza (Rice)
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Oryza punctata

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Red Rice

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Red Rice
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.

Red Rice

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India and Taiwan.