Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Townsend's cordgrass

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Sporobolus townsendii

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Townsend's cordgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Townsend's cordgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macroscelididae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Sporobolus
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Sporobolus townsendii

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Townsend's cordgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Townsend's cordgrass
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.

Townsend's cordgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Italy, and Norway.