Elefante de Sabana vs Ash Meadows Ladies’-Tresses

Loxodonta africana compared with Spiranthes infernalis

Key Differences

• Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while Ash Meadows Ladies’-Tresses is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	Ash Meadows Ladies’-Tresses
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Spiranthes
Species	Loxodonta africana	Spiranthes infernalis

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Ash Meadows Ladies’-Tresses

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	Ash Meadows Ladies’-Tresses
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.

Ash Meadows Ladies’-Tresses

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Ash Meadows Ladies’-Tresses

Ash meadows ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes infernalis) is a species in the genus Spiranthes. It is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.