African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Alcanivorax venustensis

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order	Proboscidea (Bộ Có vòi)	Pseudomonadales (Pseudomonadales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Alcanivoracaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Alcanivorax
Species	Loxodonta africana	Alcanivorax venustensis

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Alcanivorax venustensis is a marine gammaproteobacterium in the family Alcanivoraceae, specialized in degrading aliphatic hydrocarbons as a primary carbon and energy source. It is typically rare in unpolluted seawater but becomes highly enriched in oil-contaminated marine environments, playing a key role in natural bioremediation of petroleum spills. Like other Alcanivorax species, it has evolved extensive alkane hydroxylase systems for hydrocarbon degradation.