Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs three-nerved sedge

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Carex trinervis

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while three-nerved sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	three-nerved sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macroscelididae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Carex
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Carex trinervis

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

three-nerved sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	three-nerved sedge
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.

three-nerved sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.