Afrikanischer Elefant vs Blassgelbe Tramete

Loxodonta africana compared with Antrodiella semisupina

Key Differences

Afrikanischer Elefant is Vulnerable while Blassgelbe Tramete is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afrikanischer Elefant	Blassgelbe Tramete
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Proboscidea (Rüsseltiere)	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Steccherinaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Antrodiella
Species	Loxodonta africana	Antrodiella semisupina

Conservation Status

Afrikanischer Elefant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Blassgelbe Tramete

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afrikanischer Elefant	Blassgelbe Tramete
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	65 years	—
Average Length	6.0 m	—
Average Weight	6.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afrikanischer Elefant

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.

Blassgelbe Tramete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Afrikanischer Elefant

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.

Blassgelbe Tramete

Antrodiella semisupina is a small, white to cream-colored, dimidiate to resupinate polypore with tiny pores growing on dead hardwood. It inhabits temperate and boreal forests across Europe and North America, growing on dead branches and logs of deciduous trees. This saprotrophic fungus causes white-rot decay in dead hardwood substrates.