African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Pontibacter aurantiacus

Key Differences

  • African elephant is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African elephant
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Bacteroidota (バクテロイデス門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Bacteroidia (バクテロイデス綱)
Order Proboscidea (ゾウ目) Cytophagales (シトファーガ目)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Hymenobacteraceae
Genus Loxodonta (African Elephants) Pontibacter
Species Loxodonta africana Pontibacter aurantiacus

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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。

Pontibacter aurantiacusはBacteroidetes門に属するオレンジ色色素のグラム陰性細菌で、黒海から最初に単離された。塩分のある沿岸および海洋堆積物環境に生息する。この好気性化学有機栄養生物はカロテノイド色素を産生し、塩分のある水生環境で有機物を分解する。

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