African elephant vs pato-colhereiro

Loxodonta africana compared with Spatula clypeata

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while pato-colhereiro is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	pato-colhereiro
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Anatidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Spatula
Species	Loxodonta africana	Spatula clypeata

Evolutionary Relationship

African elephant and pato-colhereiro share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

pato-colhereiro

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	pato-colhereiro
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.

pato-colhereiro

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

pato-colhereiro

O pato-colhereiro-do-norte (Spatula clypeata) esta classificado como Quase Ameacado (NT) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Esta proximo de se qualificar como ameacado, com populacoes que podem se tornar vulneraveis sem acoes de conservacao.