African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Hebeloma cylindrosporum

Key Differences

  • African elephant is Vulnerable while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African elephant
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Fungi (菌界)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order Proboscidea (ゾウ目) Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Hymenogastraceae
Genus Loxodonta (African Elephants) Hebeloma
Species Loxodonta africana Hebeloma cylindrosporum

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

DD — Data Deficient

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

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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。

Hebeloma cylindrosporum は Hymenogastraceae 科の担子菌類で、情報不足(DD)と評価されています。針葉樹と外生菌根の関係を形成し、菌根の生理学研究に広く使用されてきました。野外での発生データが限られているため、正確な保全評価が困難です。

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