feijão-adzuki vs African elephant

Vigna angularis compared with Loxodonta africana

Key Differences

  • feijão-adzuki is Least Concern while African elephant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank feijão-adzuki African elephant
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Proboscidea (Elephants)
Family Fabaceae Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus Vigna Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species Vigna angularis Loxodonta africana

Conservation Status

feijão-adzuki

LC — Least Concern

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute feijão-adzuki African elephant
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 65 years
Average Length 6.0 m
Average Weight 6.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

feijão-adzuki

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

feijão-adzuki

The Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) is a species in the genus Vigna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

African elephant

O elefante africano, o maior animal terrestre da Terra, pode atingir 7.000 kg e habita savanas, florestas e zonas húmidas da África subsaariana. Com estruturas sociais complexas lideradas por matriarcas, comunica através de infrassons, rugidos e contacto físico. Como engenheiro do ecossistema, modela o habitat arrancando árvores, escavando poços de água e dispersando sementes. Está classificado como Vulnerável (VU), com populações em declínio devido à caça furtiva de marfim e à perda de habitat.

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