African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Clostridium peptidivorans

Key Differences

African elephant is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Firmicutes_A
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Clostridia (Clostridia)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Clostridiales (Clostridiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Clostridiaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Clostridium
Species	Loxodonta africana	Clostridium peptidivorans

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Clostridium peptidivorans is an anaerobic, endospore-forming bacterium in the family Clostridiaceae specialized in the fermentation of peptides and amino acids, as indicated by the species epithet meaning 'peptide-devouring.' It was isolated from anaerobic environments rich in proteinaceous material, including oil field brine waters and sediments where complex organic nitrogen compounds are abundant. Like all clostridia, it is a strictly anaerobic, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that forms resistant endospores. C. peptidivorans uses Stickland fermentation reactions — coupled oxidation and reduction of amino acid pairs — to derive energy from peptide and amino acid substrates, producing organic acids, ammonia, and other end products. The ability to metabolize peptides makes it an active participant in the anaerobic degradation of protein-rich organic matter in subsurface environments. Its discovery in oil field environments suggests that peptidivoranous clostridia play roles in the anaerobic cycling of organic nitrogen in deep subsurface biotopes, contributing to biogeochemical processes in petroleum-associated anaerobic microbial communities.