African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Stigonema tomentosum

Key Differences

  • African elephant is Vulnerable while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African elephant
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Cyanobacteria (藍藻)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Cyanobacteriia
Order Proboscidea (ゾウ目) Cyanobacteriales
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Nostocaceae
Genus Loxodonta (African Elephants) Stigonema
Species Loxodonta africana Stigonema tomentosum

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

LC — Least Concern

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 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。

Stigonema tomentosumはStigonematales目に属する糸状シアノバクテリアで、軽度懸念(LC)と評価されています。分岐した多列トリコームを形成し、湿った岩石・土壌・樹皮などの湿潤な陸上生息地に生育します。真正分岐形態は他のほとんどのシアノバクテリアと区別される特徴です。

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