Asiatic elephant vs Ruby Dapperling

Elephas maximus compared with Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Key Differences

• Asiatic elephant is Endangered while Ruby Dapperling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	Ruby Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Proboscidea (장비목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Leucoagaricus
Species	Elephas maximus	Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Ruby Dapperling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	Ruby Dapperling
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.

Ruby Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, France, Taiwan, and United States.

Asiatic elephant

아시아코끼리(Elephas maximus)는 인도에서 인도네시아에 이르는 남아시아 및 동남아시아의 삼림과 초원에 서식하며, 더 작은 귀와 둥근 등, 코끝의 돌기 1개가 아프리카코끼리와 구별되는 특징입니다. 수천 년간 종교 의식과 노동에 활용되어 아시아 문화와 깊이 얽혀 있으나, 야생 개체 수가 5만 마리 미만으로 위기(EN) 종에 해당합니다.