African elephant vs Blue margined brown alga

Loxodonta africana compared with Dictyota ciliolata

Key Differences

  • African elephant is Vulnerable while Blue margined brown alga is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African elephant Blue margined brown alga
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Chromista (クロミスタ)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Phaeophyceae (褐藻)
Order Proboscidea (ゾウ目) Dictyotales (Dictyotales)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Dictyotaceae
Genus Loxodonta (African Elephants) Dictyota
Species Loxodonta africana Dictyota ciliolata

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Blue margined brown alga

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African elephant Blue margined brown alga
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.

Blue margined brown alga

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Portugal, and United States.

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。

Blue margined brown alga

The Blue Margined Brown Alga (Dictyota ciliolata) is a species in the genus Dictyota. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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