Asiatic elephant vs Barbados-mastic

Elephas maximus compared with Sideroxylon foetidissimum

Key Differences

• Asiatic elephant is Endangered while Barbados-mastic is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	Barbados-mastic
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Proboscidea (อันดับช้าง)	Ericales (อันดับกุหลาบป่า)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Sideroxylon
Species	Elephas maximus	Sideroxylon foetidissimum

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Barbados-mastic

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	Barbados-mastic
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.

Barbados-mastic

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Asiatic elephant

Smaller than its African cousin, Asiatic elephants range across South and Southeast Asian forests and grasslands from India to Indonesia. Distinguished by their smaller ears, rounded back, and a single finger-like projection on the trunk tip. Deeply interwoven with Asian cultures, they have been used in religious ceremonies and as working animals for millennia. Endangered, with fewer than 50,000 remaining in the wild.

Barbados-mastic

The Barbados-mastic (Sideroxylon foetidissimum) is a species in the genus Sideroxylon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.