Elefante de Sabana vs Dromedary Camel

Loxodonta africana compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.
Elefante de Sabana is 10.0x heavier than Dromedary Camel.
Elefante de Sabana lives longer (65 years vs 40 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Loxodonta africana	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Elefante de Sabana and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Vista Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	Dromedary Camel
Diet	Herbivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	65 years	40 years
Average Length	6.0 m	2.3 m
Average Weight	6.0 t	600.0 kg

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.

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

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.