Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Spring Sowbread

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Primulaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Cyclamen
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Cyclamen repandum

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Spring Sowbread
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.

Spring Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.