African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Ceratium hirundinella

Key Differences

  • African elephant is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African elephant
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Chromista (クロミスタ)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Myzozoa (ミゾゾア門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Dinophyceae (渦鞭毛藻)
Order Proboscidea (ゾウ目) Gonyaulacales (Gonyaulacales)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Ceratiaceae
Genus Loxodonta (African Elephants) Ceratium
Species Loxodonta africana Ceratium hirundinella

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African elephant
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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。

Ceratium hirundnellaは、ツバメのような輪郭を持つ複数の角を備えた有殻細胞を持つ独特な淡水渦鞭毛藻類だ。世界中の温帯および亜熱帯地域の湖、池、緩流水域に生息する。主に光合成を行うこの原生生物は、温暖な季節に栄養豊富な湖で密なブルームを形成することがある。

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia