Éléphant de savane vs
Loxodonta africana compared with Thelopsis flaveola
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Éléphant de savane | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (animal) | Fungi (Fungi) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Chordates) | Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) |
| Class | Mammalia (mammifères) | Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) |
| Order | Proboscidea (Elephants) | Ostropales (Ostropales) |
| Family | Elephantidae (Elephants) | Stictidaceae |
| Genus | Loxodonta (African Elephants) | Thelopsis |
| Species | Loxodonta africana | Thelopsis flaveola |
Conservation Status
Éléphant de savane
VU — VulnerablePopulation: ~415.0K
Trend: Decreasing ↓
Physical Characteristics
| Attribute | Éléphant de savane | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | Herbivore | — |
| Average Lifespan | 65 years | — |
| Average Length | 6.0 m | — |
| Average Weight | 6.0 t | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Éléphant de savane
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.
Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.
Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.
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.
Thelopsis flaveola is a crustose, yellowish lichen producing tiny immersed perithecia on the bark of old deciduous trees. It inhabits humid, shaded forest habitats with old-growth deciduous trees in temperate and montane European forests. This lichen requires stable microclimate conditions and is sensitive to habitat disturbance.
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