African elephant vs arctic shrew

Loxodonta africana compared with Sorex arcticus

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while arctic shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	arctic shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Proboscidea (ゾウ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Soricidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Sorex
Species	Loxodonta africana	Sorex arcticus

Evolutionary Relationship

African elephant and arctic shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

arctic shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	arctic shrew
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.

arctic shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African elephant

地球上最大の陸上動物であるアフリカゾウは体重7,000 kgに達し、サハラ以南のサバンナ、森林、湿地に生息する。成熟した雌が群れを率いる高度に知的な社会構造を持ち、超低周波音やうなり声、接触によって意思疎通する。木を引き倒したり水飲み場を掘ったり種子を散布したりすることで生態系を形成するエンジニア種だが、象牙の密猟や生息地の喪失により個体数は減少しており、危急（VU）とされている。

arctic shrew

The Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.