Afrikanischer Elefant vs Gilbender Rasling

Loxodonta africana compared with Lyophyllum aemiliae

Key Differences

• Afrikanischer Elefant is Vulnerable while Gilbender Rasling is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afrikanischer Elefant	Gilbender Rasling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Proboscidea (Rüsseltiere)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Lyophyllum
Species	Loxodonta africana	Lyophyllum aemiliae

Conservation Status

Afrikanischer Elefant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Gilbender Rasling

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afrikanischer Elefant	Gilbender Rasling
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.

Gilbender Rasling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Gilbender Rasling

Lyophyllum aemiliae is a rare, clustered mushroom growing in dense tufts with pale to greyish-brown caps and crowded gills. It inhabits nutrient-rich soils in temperate European forests and woodland edges. This saprotrophic to weakly parasitic fungus decomposes soil organic matter and is considered critically rare in European mycological assessments.