Asiatic elephant vs Willow-leaved Dock

Elephas maximus compared with Rumex salicifolius

Key Differences

• Asiatic elephant is Endangered while Willow-leaved Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	Willow-leaved Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Proboscidea (ゾウ目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Rumex
Species	Elephas maximus	Rumex salicifolius

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Willow-leaved Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	Willow-leaved Dock
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.

Willow-leaved Dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries).

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。