Elefante de Sabana vs concha de Santiago

Loxodonta africana compared with Pecten maximus

Key Differences

• Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while concha de Santiago is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	concha de Santiago
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Pectinida (Pectinida)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Pectinidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Pecten
Species	Loxodonta africana	Pecten maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

concha de Santiago

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	concha de Santiago
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.

concha de Santiago

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.

concha de Santiago

La vieira (Pecten maximus) esta clasificada como de Menor Preocupacion (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservacion inmediatas.