Adder's-tongue Spearwort vs African elephant

Ranunculus ophioglossifolius compared with Loxodonta africana

Key Differences

Adder's-tongue Spearwort is Endangered while African elephant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder's-tongue Spearwort	African elephant
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Proboscidea (Elephants)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Ranunculus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species	Ranunculus ophioglossifolius	Loxodonta africana

Conservation Status

Adder's-tongue Spearwort

EN — Endangered

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder's-tongue Spearwort	African elephant
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	65 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	6.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder's-tongue Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Adder's-tongue Spearwort

The Adder's-tongue Spearwort (Ranunculus ophioglossifolius) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Australia, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.