Eléphant d'Asie vs cotonéaster à branches étalées

Elephas maximus compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

Eléphant d'Asie is Endangered while cotonéaster à branches étalées is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eléphant d'Asie	cotonéaster à branches étalées
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Cotoneaster
Species	Elephas maximus	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Eléphant d'Asie

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

cotonéaster à branches étalées

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eléphant d'Asie	cotonéaster à branches étalées
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.

cotonéaster à branches étalées

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.