African elephant vs Bunt Of Wheat

Loxodonta africana compared with Tilletia laevis

Key Differences

African elephant is Vulnerable while Bunt Of Wheat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	Bunt Of Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Tilletia
Species	Loxodonta africana	Tilletia laevis

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Bunt Of Wheat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	Bunt Of Wheat
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.

Bunt Of Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Bunt Of Wheat

The Bunt Of Wheat (Tilletia laevis) is a species in the genus Tilletia. Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.