Elefante de Sabana vs fusariosis, chancro del cuello

Loxodonta africana compared with Fusarium oxysporum

Key Differences

Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while fusariosis, chancro del cuello is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	fusariosis, chancro del cuello
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Fusarium
Species	Loxodonta africana	Fusarium oxysporum

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

fusariosis, chancro del cuello

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	fusariosis, chancro del cuello
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.

fusariosis, chancro del cuello

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), and South America (Brazil).

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.