Elefante de Sabana vs Black ironbox

Loxodonta africana compared with Eucalyptus raveretiana

Key Differences

• Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while Black ironbox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	Black ironbox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Eucalyptus
Species	Loxodonta africana	Eucalyptus raveretiana

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Black ironbox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	Black ironbox
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.

Black ironbox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Black ironbox

The Black ironbox (Eucalyptus raveretiana) is a species in the genus Eucalyptus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.