African elephant vs
Loxodonta africana compared with Athallia cerinelloides
Key Differences
- African elephant is Vulnerable while is Data Deficient.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | African elephant | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Fungi (Fungi) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Chordates) | Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) |
| Class | Mammalia (Mammals) | Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) |
| Order | Proboscidea (Elephants) | Teloschistales (Teloschistales) |
| Family | Elephantidae (Elephants) | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus | Loxodonta (African Elephants) | Athallia |
| Species | Loxodonta africana | Athallia cerinelloides |
Conservation Status
African elephant
VU — VulnerablePopulation: ~415.0K
Trend: Decreasing ↓
Physical Characteristics
| Attribute | African elephant | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | Herbivore | — |
| Average Lifespan | 65 years | — |
| Average Length | 6.0 m | — |
| Average Weight | 6.0 t | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
African elephant
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.
Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.
Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
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.
Athallia cerinelloides is a crustose lichen with an orange-yellow to waxy thallus bearing lecanorine apothecia with reddish-orange discs. It inhabits bark of nutrient-enriched trees, walls, and rocks enriched with bird droppings in temperate and Mediterranean Europe. This lichen thrives in nitrogenous, bird-roosting habitats.
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