Elefante Asiático vs Salento Iris

Elephas maximus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

Elefante Asiático is Endangered while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante Asiático	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Iris
Species	Elephas maximus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Elefante Asiático and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Vista Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Elefante Asiático

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante Asiático	Salento Iris
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	60 years	—
Average Length	5.5 m	—
Average Weight	4.0 t	—

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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.