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 (动物界)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Proteobacteria (變形菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Gammaproteobacteria (γ-变形菌纲)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Pseudomonadales (假单胞菌目)
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

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。

美丽食烷菌（Alcanivorax venustensis）是食烷菌科中的一种海洋伽马变形菌，专门以石油烃类为碳源，在海洋生物修复中具有重要价值。该物种广泛分布于富含烃类的海洋环境中，能够高效降解多种链烷烃。其代谢机制的研究为开发海洋石油污染生物修复技术提供了科学依据。