Asiatic elephant vs trinta-réis-peruano

Elephas maximus compared with Sternula lorata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	trinta-réis-peruano
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Laridae
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Sternula
Species	Elephas maximus	Sternula lorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic elephant and trinta-réis-peruano share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

trinta-réis-peruano

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	trinta-réis-peruano
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.

trinta-réis-peruano

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.