Asiatic elephant vs

Elephas maximus compared with Asperococcus ensiformis

Key Differences

  • Asiatic elephant is Endangered while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asiatic elephant
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Chromista (クロミスタ)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Phaeophyceae (褐藻)
Order Proboscidea (ゾウ目) Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Chordariaceae
Genus Elephas (Asian Elephants) Asperococcus
Species Elephas maximus Asperococcus ensiformis

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asiatic elephant
Diet Herbivore —
Average Lifespan 60 years —
Average Length 5.5 m —
Average Weight 4.0 t —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic elephant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Asiatic elephant

アジアゾウ(Elephas maximus)はアフリカゾウに比べて小型で、インドから東南アジア・インドネシアに至る森林・草原に生息する。アフリカゾウより小さな耳・丸みのある背・鼻先の1本の指状突起などの形態的特徴を持ち、アジアの文化・宗教と深く結びついており、古来より使役動物・神事に用いられてきた。IUCNレッドリストでは絶滅危惧(EN)に分類されており、野生の個体数は5万頭を下回る。

アスペロコッカス・エンシフォルミス(Asperococcus ensiformis)は北大西洋・地中海沿岸の岩礁基質に付着する管状〜扁平な茶藻類で、細長い袋状〜剣形の葉状体を形成する。潮間帯から浅い潮下帯の波浪暴露域の岩石・大型藻類に着生する光合成植物である。コンブ目に近縁な褐藻類として、沿岸生態系の一次生産者として機能している。

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