Eléphant d'Asie vs Aigle royal

Elephas maximus compared with Aquila chrysaetos

Key Differences

• Eléphant d'Asie is Endangered while Aigle royal is Near Threatened.
• Eléphant d'Asie is herbivore while Aigle royal is carnivore.
• Eléphant d'Asie is 800.0x heavier than Aigle royal.
• Eléphant d'Asie lives longer (60 years vs 30 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eléphant d'Asie	Aigle royal
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Aquila (True Eagles)
Species	Elephas maximus	Aquila chrysaetos

Evolutionary Relationship

Eléphant d'Asie and Aigle royal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eléphant d'Asie

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Aigle royal

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eléphant d'Asie	Aigle royal
Diet	Herbivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	60 years	30 years
Average Length	5.5 m	85 cm
Average Weight	4.0 t	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eléphant d'Asie

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.

Aigle royal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Eléphant d'Asie

Smaller than its African cousin, Asiatic elephants range across South and Southeast Asian forests and grasslands from India to Indonesia. Distinguished by their smaller ears, rounded back, and a single finger-like projection on the trunk tip. Deeply interwoven with Asian cultures, they have been used in religious ceremonies and as working animals for millennia. Endangered, with fewer than 50,000 remaining in the wild.

Aigle royal

Among the most powerful and widely distributed raptors in the world, golden eagles have wingspans reaching 2.2 meters and inhabit mountainous terrain across the Northern Hemisphere. Supreme aerial hunters, they use soaring flight and steep dives at speeds over 200 km/h to capture rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, and occasionally young deer and foxes. In many cultures they have been central to falconry traditions spanning millennia.