Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs spurred threadwort

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	spurred 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 elachista

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	spurred 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.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

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