African elephant vs شعير بصلي

Loxodonta africana compared with Hordeum bulbosum

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while شعير بصلي is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	شعير بصلي
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Proboscidea (خرطوميات)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Hordeum
Species	Loxodonta africana	Hordeum bulbosum

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

شعير بصلي

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	شعير بصلي
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	65 years	—
Average Length	6.0 m	—
Average Weight	6.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African elephant

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 Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

شعير بصلي

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

African elephant

The largest land animal on Earth, African elephants can reach 7,000 kg and inhabit sub-Saharan savannas, forests, and wetlands. Highly intelligent with complex social structures led by matriarchs, they communicate through infrasound, rumbles, and touch. As ecosystem engineers, they shape habitats by uprooting trees, digging waterholes, and dispersing seeds. Vulnerable, with populations declining due to ivory poaching and habitat loss.

شعير بصلي

The Bulbous Barley (Hordeum bulbosum) is a species in the genus Hordeum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.