Sétaire vs Éléphant de savane

Setaria adhaerens compared with Loxodonta africana

Key Differences

Sétaire is Not Evaluated while Éléphant de savane is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sétaire	Éléphant de savane
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Proboscidea (Elephants)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Setaria	Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species	Setaria adhaerens	Loxodonta africana

Conservation Status

Sétaire

NE — Not Evaluated

Éléphant de savane

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sétaire

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Sétaire

The Adherent Bristle-grass (Setaria adhaerens) is a species in the genus Setaria. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cyprus.

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.