Elefante de Sabana vs Alder Rollrim

Loxodonta africana compared with Paxillus rubicundulus

Key Differences

• Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while Alder Rollrim is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	Alder Rollrim
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Paxillaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Paxillus
Species	Loxodonta africana	Paxillus rubicundulus

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Alder Rollrim

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	Alder Rollrim
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	65 years	—
Average Length	6.0 m	—
Average Weight	6.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Alder Rollrim

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Alder Rollrim

The Alder Rollrim (Paxillus rubicundulus) is a species in the genus Paxillus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.