Elefante de Sabana vs Downy Cow-Parsnip

Loxodonta africana compared with Heracleum trachyloma

Key Differences

Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while Downy Cow-Parsnip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	Downy Cow-Parsnip
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Apiaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Heracleum
Species	Loxodonta africana	Heracleum trachyloma

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Downy Cow-Parsnip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	Downy Cow-Parsnip
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.

Downy Cow-Parsnip

Habitat

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

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.