Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Rosette Tooth

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Hydnellum
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Rosette Tooth
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.

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.