Elefante Asiático vs Panda Gigante

Elephas maximus compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

• Elefante Asiático is Endangered while Panda Gigante is Vulnerable.
• Elefante Asiático is 40.0x heavier than Panda Gigante.
• Elefante Asiático lives longer (60 years vs 20 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante Asiático	Panda Gigante
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Elephas maximus	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Evolutionary Relationship

Elefante Asiático and Panda Gigante share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Elefante Asiático

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Panda Gigante

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante Asiático	Panda Gigante
Diet	Herbivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	60 years	20 years
Average Length	5.5 m	1.5 m
Average Weight	4.0 t	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elefante Asiático

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Panda Gigante

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in China. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Elefante Asiático

El elefante asiático (Elephas maximus) es uno de los animales terrestres más grandes que existen, distribuido por el sur y el sureste de Asia. Su estado de conservación es en peligro (EN) debido principalmente a la pérdida de hábitat y la caza furtiva, y tiene una gran importancia cultural y religiosa en muchas culturas asiáticas.

Panda Gigante

El panda gigante (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) es un animal emblemático de China, célebre por su pelaje blanco y negro y su dieta basada casi exclusivamente en bambú. Su estado de conservación es vulnerable (VU), es el animal bandera de la conservación internacional de la vida silvestre, y su población ha experimentado cierta recuperación en los últimos años.