Elefante de Sabana vs Tree Worm

Loxodonta africana compared with Bimastos rubidus

Key Differences

• Elefante de Sabana is Vulnerable while Tree Worm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Sabana	Tree Worm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Lumbricidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Bimastos
Species	Loxodonta africana	Bimastos rubidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elefante de Sabana

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Tree Worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Sabana	Tree Worm
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.

Tree Worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.