Éléphant de savane vs Pou de St-Jose

Loxodonta africana compared with Diaspidiotus perniciosus

Key Differences

• Éléphant de savane is Vulnerable while Pou de St-Jose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Éléphant de savane	Pou de St-Jose
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Diaspididae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Diaspidiotus
Species	Loxodonta africana	Diaspidiotus perniciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Éléphant de savane and Pou de St-Jose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Éléphant de savane

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Pou de St-Jose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Éléphant de savane	Pou de St-Jose
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	65 years	—
Average Length	6.0 m	—
Average Weight	6.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Pou de St-Jose

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (23 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Pou de St-Jose

The California scale (Diaspidiotus perniciosus) is a species in the genus Diaspidiotus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.