Asiatic elephant vs Golfinho Riscado

Elephas maximus compared with Stenella coeruleoalba

Key Differences

  • Asiatic elephant is Endangered while Golfinho Riscado is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asiatic elephant Golfinho Riscado
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Proboscidea (Elephants) Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus Elephas (Asian Elephants) Stenella
Species Elephas maximus Stenella coeruleoalba

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic elephant and Golfinho Riscado share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Golfinho Riscado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asiatic elephant Golfinho Riscado
Diet Herbivore —
Average Lifespan 60 years —
Average Length 5.5 m —
Average Weight 4.0 t —

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Golfinho Riscado

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Golfinho Riscado

O Stenella coeruleoalba (Golfinho-riscado) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

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