Elefante de Sabana vs serpentaria

Loxodonta africana compared with Asarum canadense

Key Differences

  • Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while serpentaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Elefante de Sabana serpentaria
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Proboscidea (Elephants) Piperales (Piperales)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Aristolochiaceae
Genus Loxodonta (African Elephants) Asarum
Species Loxodonta africana Asarum canadense

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

serpentaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Elefante de Sabana serpentaria
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.

serpentaria

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

serpentaria

The American Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) is a species in the genus Asarum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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