Asiatic elephant vs Thwaites's Nut Truffle

Elephas maximus compared with Hymenogaster thwaitesii

Key Differences

• Asiatic elephant is Endangered while Thwaites's Nut Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	Thwaites's Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Hymenogaster
Species	Elephas maximus	Hymenogaster thwaitesii

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Thwaites's Nut Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	Thwaites's Nut Truffle
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.

Thwaites's Nut Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.