African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Exobasidium pachysporum

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Exobasidiomycetes (外担菌纲)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Exobasidiales (外担子菌目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Exobasidium
Species	Loxodonta africana	Exobasidium pachysporum

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

LC — Least Concern

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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。

Exobasidium pachysporum是一种寄生真菌，侵染宿主植物，在叶片和茎上引起独特的虫瘿状畸形。它栖息于宿主植物生长的温带地区，通常在潮湿林地环境中。该真菌在活植物组织内完成生活史，在变形的宿主表面产生孢子。