African elephant vs Large Copper

Loxodonta africana compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while Large Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	Large Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Proboscidea (ゾウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Lycaena
Species	Loxodonta africana	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

African elephant and Large Copper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	Large Copper
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.

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

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。

Large Copper

オオテングアゲハシジミ（Lycaena dispar）はIUCNレッドリストで未評価（NE）に分類されている。IUCNレッドリストの基準に対してまだ評価されておらず、保全状況は今後決定される予定である。