Asiatic elephant vs

Elephas maximus compared with Cryptomonas pyrenoidifera

Key Differences

  • Asiatic elephant is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asiatic elephant
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Chromista (クロミスタ)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Cryptophyta
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Cryptophyceae (クリプト藻綱)
Order Proboscidea (ゾウ目) Cryptomonadales (クリプトモナス目)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Cryptomonadaceae
Genus Elephas (Asian Elephants) Cryptomonas
Species Elephas maximus Cryptomonas pyrenoidifera

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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。

Cryptomonas pyrenoidiferaは種名に反映されているように各葉緑体に特徴的なピレノイドを持つ単細胞クリプトモナド藻類である。温帯地域の中から高い栄養レベルの淡水湖と池に生息する。この混合栄養性鞭毛虫は光合成を行い、補助的な栄養として細菌も摂取できる。

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