Elefante de Sabana vs Saltwater Crocodile

Loxodonta africana compared with Crocodylus porosus

Key Differences

Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while Saltwater Crocodile is Least Concern.
Elefante de Sabana is herbivore while Saltwater Crocodile is carnivore.
Elefante de Sabana is 6.0x heavier than Saltwater Crocodile.
Saltwater Crocodile lives longer (70 years vs 65 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	Saltwater Crocodile
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Crocodylia (Crocodilians)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Crocodylus (True Crocodiles)
Species	Loxodonta africana	Crocodylus porosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elefante de Sabana and Saltwater Crocodile share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Vista Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Saltwater Crocodile

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	Saltwater Crocodile
Diet	Herbivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	65 years	70 years
Average Length	6.0 m	6.0 m
Average Weight	6.0 t	1.0 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.

Saltwater Crocodile

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines.

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.