African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Echinostelium paucifilum

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Protozoa (原生動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Myxomycetes (黏菌纲)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Echinosteliales (刺轴菌目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Echinosteliaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Echinostelium
Species	Loxodonta africana	Echinostelium paucifilum

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 and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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。

少线刺菌（Echinostelium paucifilum）是一种微小的黏菌，所产生的孢囊是黏菌纲中最小的之一。它生长于世界各地森林中潮湿、隐蔽微生境内的腐烂植物材料和树皮上。种名"paucifilum"意指其孢囊内线状结构（毛绒丝）数量极少，这是这一微小生物的显著特征。