vs African elephant

Acanthoeca spectabilis compared with Loxodonta africana

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while African elephant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		African elephant
Kingdom	Protozoa (原生動物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Choanozoa (領鞭毛動物)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Choanoflagellatea (领鞭毛虫纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Choanoflagellida (颌鞭目)	Proboscidea (长鼻目)
Family	Acanthoecidae	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Acanthoeca	Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species	Acanthoeca spectabilis	Loxodonta africana

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~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

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Acanthoeca spectabilis is a species in the genus Acanthoeca. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan, inhabiting Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

African elephant

非洲象是地球上体型最大的陆地动物，体重可达7,000千克，栖息于撒哈拉以南非洲的草原、稀树草原和森林中。作为关键种，它们通过挖掘水源、传播种子和改变植被结构，深刻塑造了其栖息地的生态系统。受栖息地丧失和象牙盗猎威胁，非洲象的保护至关重要。