African elephant vs Broads Long-legged Fly

Loxodonta africana compared with Dolichopus laticola

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while Broads Long-legged Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	Broads Long-legged Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Diptera (Mosca)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Dolichopus
Species	Loxodonta africana	Dolichopus laticola

Evolutionary Relationship

African elephant and Broads Long-legged Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Broads Long-legged Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	Broads Long-legged Fly
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	65 years	—
Average Length	6.0 m	—
Average Weight	6.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Broads Long-legged Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Broads Long-legged Fly

The Broads Long-Legged Fly (Dolichopus laticola) is a species in the genus Dolichopus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It has been recorded Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden..