Eléphant d'Asie vs Sichuan-pepper

Elephas maximus compared with Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Key Differences

• Eléphant d'Asie is Endangered while Sichuan-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eléphant d'Asie	Sichuan-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Rutaceae
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Elephas maximus	Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Conservation Status

Eléphant d'Asie

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Sichuan-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eléphant d'Asie	Sichuan-pepper
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.

Sichuan-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.