African elephant vs
Loxodonta africana compared with Clastidium setigerum
Key Differences
- African elephant is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | African elephant | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (hayvan) | Bacteria (Bacteria) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Kordalılar) | Cyanobacteria (Siyanobakteri) |
| Class | Mammalia (memeliler) | Cyanobacteriia |
| Order | Proboscidea (Hortumlular) | Cyanobacteriales |
| Family | Elephantidae (Elephants) | Chamaesiphonaceae |
| Genus | Loxodonta (African Elephants) | Clastidium |
| Species | Loxodonta africana | Clastidium setigerum |
Conservation Status
African elephant
VU — VulnerablePopulation: ~415.0K
Trend: Decreasing ↓
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
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.
Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.
Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
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.
Clastidium setigerum is a filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Clastidiaceae, characterized by producing tapering filaments anchored to substrates by a basal holdfast cell. It grows on coarser algae, invertebrates, and rocky substrates in freshwater or marine environments. Its single, hair-like trichome ending in a long colorless hair is a distinctive morphological feature of this genus.
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