Eléphant d'Asie vs lentille de terre

Elephas maximus compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

Eléphant d'Asie is Endangered while lentille de terre is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eléphant d'Asie	lentille de terre
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Fabaceae
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Macrotyloma
Species	Elephas maximus	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

Eléphant d'Asie

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

lentille de terre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eléphant d'Asie	lentille de terre
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	60 years	—
Average Length	5.5 m	—
Average Weight	4.0 t	—

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.

lentille de terre

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.