capim-vassoura vs Asiatic elephant

Paspalum paniculatum compared with Elephas maximus

Key Differences

capim-vassoura is Not Evaluated while Asiatic elephant is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capim-vassoura	Asiatic elephant
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Proboscidea (Elephants)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Paspalum	Elephas (Asian Elephants)
Species	Paspalum paniculatum	Elephas maximus

Conservation Status

capim-vassoura

NE — Not Evaluated

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capim-vassoura	Asiatic elephant
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	60 years
Average Length	—	5.5 m
Average Weight	—	4.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

capim-vassoura

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Asiatic elephant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

capim-vassoura

The Arrocillo, Paspalum paniculatum, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Asiatic elephant

O elefante-asiático (Elephas maximus) é um dos maiores animais terrestres existentes, distribuído pelo sul e sudeste da Ásia. Seu estado de conservação é em perigo (EN) devido principalmente à perda de habitat e à caça ilegal, e tem grande importância cultural e religiosa em muitas culturas asiáticas.