alisma subcordé vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Alisma subcordatum compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• alisma subcordé is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alisma subcordé	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Alismataceae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Alisma	Rhynchocyon
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Conservation Status

alisma subcordé

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alisma subcordé	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alisma subcordé

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

alisma subcordé

The American Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum) is a species in the genus Alisma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.