Acre Tody-Tyrant vs African elephant

Hemitriccus cohnhafti compared with Loxodonta africana

Key Differences

• Acre Tody-Tyrant is Near Threatened while African elephant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acre Tody-Tyrant	African elephant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Proboscidea (Elephants)
Family	Tyrannidae	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Hemitriccus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species	Hemitriccus cohnhafti	Loxodonta africana

Evolutionary Relationship

Acre Tody-Tyrant and African elephant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Acre Tody-Tyrant

NT — Near Threatened

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acre Tody-Tyrant	African elephant
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	65 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	6.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acre Tody-Tyrant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Acre Tody-Tyrant

The Acre Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus cohnhafti) is a species in the genus Hemitriccus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments, found across Norway.

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.