African elephant vs orange cup coral

Loxodonta africana compared with Tubastraea coccinea

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while orange cup coral is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	orange cup coral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Cnidaria (cnidários)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Anthozoa
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Dendrophylliidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Tubastraea
Species	Loxodonta africana	Tubastraea coccinea

Evolutionary Relationship

African elephant and orange cup coral share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

orange cup coral

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	orange cup coral
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.

orange cup coral

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.