a mammal flea vs Éléphant de savane

Palaeopsylla kohauti compared with Loxodonta africana

Key Differences

• a mammal flea is Not Evaluated while Éléphant de savane is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a mammal flea	Éléphant de savane
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Proboscidea (Elephants)
Family	Ctenophthalmidae	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Palaeopsylla	Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species	Palaeopsylla kohauti	Loxodonta africana

Evolutionary Relationship

a mammal flea and Éléphant de savane share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

a mammal flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Éléphant de savane

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a mammal flea	Éléphant de savane
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	65 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	6.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

a mammal flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Éléphant de savane

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.

a mammal flea

The A mammal flea (Palaeopsylla kohauti) is a species in the genus Palaeopsylla. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Éléphant de savane

The largest land animal on Earth, African elephants can reach 7,000 kg and inhabit sub-Saharan savannas, forests, and wetlands. Highly intelligent with complex social structures led by matriarchs, they communicate through infrasound, rumbles, and touch. As ecosystem engineers, they shape habitats by uprooting trees, digging waterholes, and dispersing seeds. Vulnerable, with populations declining due to ivory poaching and habitat loss.