The golden-rumped elephant shrew lives on the forest floor of evergreen forests, rooting through the leaf litter for 80% of the waking day looking for grasshoppers, beetles, spiders and other small invertebrates.
The golden-rumped elephant shrew lives on the forest floor of dense vegetation cover, but avoiding open areas. They root through the leaf litter for 80% of the waking day looking for grasshoppers, beetles, spiders and other small invertebrates.