Afrikanischer Elefant vs Goldenes Stielkügelchen

Loxodonta africana compared with Physarum viride

Key Differences

• Afrikanischer Elefant is Vulnerable while Goldenes Stielkügelchen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afrikanischer Elefant	Goldenes Stielkügelchen
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Protozoa (Protozoen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Proboscidea (Rüsseltiere)	Physarales (Physarales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Physaraceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Physarum
Species	Loxodonta africana	Physarum viride

Conservation Status

Afrikanischer Elefant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Goldenes Stielkügelchen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afrikanischer Elefant	Goldenes Stielkügelchen
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.

Goldenes Stielkügelchen

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), 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.

Goldenes Stielkügelchen

Physarum viride is a vibrantly coloured myxomycete (slime mould) producing small, bright yellow-green sporangia on decaying organic matter including dead wood, leaves, and litter in forest habitats. Like all Physarum species, it spends part of its life as a multinucleate plasmodium that creeps across substrates to engulf food particles. This species is found in moist woodlands across temperate and tropical zones.