African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Peronospora ranunculi

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) Oomycota (卵菌)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order Proboscidea (ゾウ目) Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Peronosporaceae
Genus Loxodonta (African Elephants) Peronospora
Species Loxodonta africana Peronospora ranunculi

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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。

Peronospora ranunculi は Peronosporaceae 科の卵菌類露菌病病原体で、キンポウゲ属(Ranunculus)植物の絶対活物寄生体である。葉と茎を感染させ、上面に退緑性病斑、下面に特徴的な灰色の胞子形成を引き起こす。他の Peronospora 種と同様に、気流分散遊走子嚢胞子で拡散し、生きた宿主組織を必要とする。

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