Elefante de Sabana vs Colibrí barba negra

Loxodonta africana compared with Archilochus alexandri

Key Differences

• Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while Colibrí barba negra is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	Colibrí barba negra
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Trochilidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Archilochus
Species	Loxodonta africana	Archilochus alexandri

Evolutionary Relationship

Elefante de Sabana and Colibrí barba negra share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Colibrí barba negra

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	Colibrí barba negra
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.

Colibrí barba negra

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Colibrí barba negra

The Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a species in the genus Archilochus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.