African elephant vs Yellow-backed Tanager

Loxodonta africana compared with Hemithraupis flavicollis

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while Yellow-backed Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	Yellow-backed Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Aves (पक्षी)
Order	Proboscidea (प्रोबोसीडिया)	Passeriformes (पासरीफ़ोर्मीज़)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Thraupidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Hemithraupis
Species	Loxodonta africana	Hemithraupis flavicollis

Evolutionary Relationship

African elephant and Yellow-backed Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (रज्जुकी)

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Yellow-backed Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	Yellow-backed Tanager
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	65 years	—
Average Length	6.0 m	—
Average Weight	6.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African elephant

Habitat

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.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yellow-backed Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

African elephant

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.

Yellow-backed Tanager

Yellow-backed Tanager (Hemithraupis flavicollis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.