African elephant vs Dark-winged fungus gnat

Loxodonta africana compared with Lycoriella ingenua

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while Dark-winged fungus gnat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	Dark-winged fungus gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Diptera (Mosca)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Sciaridae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Lycoriella
Species	Loxodonta africana	Lycoriella ingenua

Evolutionary Relationship

African elephant and Dark-winged fungus gnat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Dark-winged fungus gnat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	Dark-winged fungus gnat
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.

Dark-winged fungus gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.