African elephant vs coastal red milkwood

Loxodonta africana compared with Mimusops caffra

Key Differences

African elephant is Vulnerable while coastal red milkwood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	coastal red milkwood
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)	Ericales (ツツジ目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Mimusops
Species	Loxodonta africana	Mimusops caffra

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

coastal red milkwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	coastal red milkwood
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.

coastal red milkwood

Habitat

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

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。

coastal red milkwood

Coastal red milkwood (Mimusops caffra) is an evergreen tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to the coastal dune forests and littoral scrub of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa, as well as parts of Mozambique. It grows in coastal dune forest, scrub forest, and the margins of estuarine vegetation, where it tolerates salt-laden winds and sandy, well-drained soils. The tree produces glossy, dark green leaves; small, star-shaped white flowers; and orange to red edible fruits relished by birds, monkeys, and other wildlife. Its wood is dense and durable, historically used in furniture making and construction. Coastal red milkwood is an important component of threatened South African coastal dune forest, a habitat that has been extensively cleared for residential development, forestry, and agriculture along the eastern seaboard. Despite these pressures, the species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. It is frequently planted in coastal gardens and ecological restoration projects for its salt and wind tolerance. The species name commemorates the former name for the region of the Cape of South Africa.