Elefante de Sabana vs blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix

Loxodonta africana compared with Rhopobota naevana

Key Differences

• Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Tortricidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Rhopobota
Species	Loxodonta africana	Rhopobota naevana

Evolutionary Relationship

Elefante de Sabana and blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix
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.

blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix

The blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix (Rhopobota naevana) is a species in the genus Rhopobota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.