Abyssinian-gooseberry vs Elefante de Sabana

Dovyalis abyssinica compared with Loxodonta africana

Key Differences

Abyssinian-gooseberry is Least Concern while Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abyssinian-gooseberry	Elefante de Sabana
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Proboscidea (Elephants)
Family	Salicaceae	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Dovyalis	Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species	Dovyalis abyssinica	Loxodonta africana

Conservation Status

Abyssinian-gooseberry

LC — Least Concern

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abyssinian-gooseberry	Elefante de Sabana
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	65 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	6.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abyssinian-gooseberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Elefante de Sabana

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.

Abyssinian-gooseberry

The Abyssinian-gooseberry (Dovyalis abyssinica) is a species in the genus Dovyalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Elefante de Sabana

El elefante africano, el animal terrestre más grande de la Tierra, puede alcanzar 7.000 kg y habita sabanas, bosques y humedales del África subsahariana. Con estructuras sociales complejas lideradas por matriarcas, se comunica mediante infrasonidos, rugidos y contacto físico. Como ingeniero del ecosistema, modela su hábitat arrancando árboles, excavando aguadas y dispersando semillas. Está catalogado como Vulnerable, con poblaciones en declive por la caza furtiva de marfil y la pérdida de hábitat.