alpine lady's-mantle vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Alchemilla alpina compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Macroscelididae
Genus	Alchemilla	Rhynchocyon
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).