African elephant vs Ceylon rosewood

Loxodonta africana compared with Albizia odoratissima

Key Differences

  • African elephant is Vulnerable while Ceylon rosewood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African elephant Ceylon rosewood
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order Proboscidea (ゾウ目) Fabales (マメ目)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Fabaceae
Genus Loxodonta (African Elephants) Albizia
Species Loxodonta africana Albizia odoratissima

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Ceylon rosewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African elephant Ceylon rosewood
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.

Ceylon rosewood

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Bangladesh.

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。

Ceylon rosewood

The Ceylon Rosewood (Albizia odoratissima) is a species in the genus Albizia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Bangladesh.

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