African elephant vs plains zebra

Loxodonta africana compared with Equus quagga

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while plains zebra is Near Threatened.
• African elephant is 17.1x heavier than plains zebra.
• African elephant lives longer (65 years vs 25 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	plains zebra
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Proboscidea (ゾウ目)	Perissodactyla (奇蹄目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Loxodonta africana	Equus quagga

Evolutionary Relationship

African elephant and plains zebra share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

plains zebra

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~750.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	plains zebra
Diet	Herbivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	65 years	25 years
Average Length	6.0 m	2.3 m
Average Weight	6.0 t	350.0 kg

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.

plains zebra

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

Distributed across Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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。

plains zebra

最も個体数の多い野生の馬科動物であるサバンナシマウマ（Equus quagga）は、東アフリカと南アフリカの草原およびサバンナに小さな家族グループから大規模な集団まで様々な形で生息する。個体ごとに独特の白黒の縞模様は、捕食者を混乱させ、吸血昆虫を防ぎ、個体識別を助けると考えられている。シマウマはライオン、ハイエナ、ワニの主要な餌となり、サバンナの食物網を支える。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇰🇪 Kenya