alpine silverwort vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Anthelia julacea compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (hepáticas)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Antheliaceae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Anthelia	Rhynchocyon
Species	Anthelia julacea	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.