African elephant vs fragrant macewort

Loxodonta africana compared with Mannia fragrans

Key Differences

African elephant is Vulnerable while fragrant macewort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	fragrant macewort
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Marchantiophyta (地钱门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Marchantiopsida (地钱纲)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Marchantiales (地钱目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Aytoniaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Mannia
Species	Loxodonta africana	Mannia fragrans

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

fragrant macewort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	fragrant macewort
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.

fragrant macewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.