African elephant vs Nile Crocodile

Loxodonta africana compared with Crocodylus niloticus

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while Nile Crocodile is Least Concern.
• African elephant is herbivore while Nile Crocodile is carnivore.
• African elephant is 8.0x heavier than Nile Crocodile.
• Nile Crocodile lives longer (70 years vs 65 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	Nile Crocodile
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Crocodylia (Crocodilians)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Crocodylus (True Crocodiles)
Species	Loxodonta africana	Crocodylus niloticus

Evolutionary Relationship

African elephant and Nile Crocodile share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Nile Crocodile

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~500.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	Nile Crocodile
Diet	Herbivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	65 years	70 years
Average Length	6.0 m	5.0 m
Average Weight	6.0 t	750.0 kg

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.

Nile Crocodile

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, and Tanzania.

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.

Nile Crocodile

O crocodilo-do-Nilo e um dos maiores repteis do mundo e e encontrado em toda a Africa subsariana.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇰🇪 Kenya