African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Eggerelloides medius

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Chromista (хромисты)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Foraminifera
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Globothalamea (Глоботаламея)
Order	Proboscidea (хоботные)	Lituolida (Литюолида)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Prolixoplectidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Eggerelloides
Species	Loxodonta africana	Eggerelloides medius

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

African elephant

The largest land animal on Earth, African elephants can reach 7,000 kg and inhabit sub-Saharan savannas, forests, and wetlands. Highly intelligent with complex social structures led by matriarchs, they communicate through infrasound, rumbles, and touch. As ecosystem engineers, they shape habitats by uprooting trees, digging waterholes, and dispersing seeds. Vulnerable, with populations declining due to ivory poaching and habitat loss.

Eggerelloides medius is a benthic foraminiferan, a single-celled marine organism constructing a multi-chambered agglutinated test from sediment particles. It inhabits fine-grained marine sediments in shallow to moderate depth coastal environments. Like other foraminifera, it feeds on detritus and bacteria and plays a role in benthic biogeochemical cycling, including organic matter remineralisation.