Elefante de Sabana vs amapolas del campo

Loxodonta africana compared with Argemone mexicana

Key Differences

Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while amapolas del campo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	amapolas del campo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Argemone
Species	Loxodonta africana	Argemone mexicana

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

amapolas del campo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	amapolas del campo
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.

amapolas del campo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (34 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.

amapolas del campo

The Bermuda Thistle (Argemone mexicana) is a species in the genus Argemone. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.