Elefante de Sabana vs chupaleche

Loxodonta africana compared with Iphiclides podalirius

Key Differences

• Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while chupaleche is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	chupaleche
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)	Papilionidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Iphiclides
Species	Loxodonta africana	Iphiclides podalirius

Evolutionary Relationship

Elefante de Sabana and chupaleche share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

chupaleche

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	chupaleche
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.

chupaleche

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

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.

chupaleche

La mariposa escasa de cola de golondrina (Iphiclides podalirius) esta clasificada como No Evaluada (NE) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Aun no ha sido evaluada segun los criterios de la Lista Roja. Su estado de conservacion esta pendiente de determinacion.