Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs spreading threadwort

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Cephaloziella divaricata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	spreading threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Cephaloziella
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Cephaloziella divaricata

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

spreading threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	spreading threadwort
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.

spreading threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.