Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Spanish-needles

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Bidens bipinnata

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Spanish-needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Spanish-needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Macroscelididae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Bidens
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Bidens bipinnata

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Spanish-needles
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.

Spanish-needles

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).