African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Pseudoperonospora urticae

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Chromista (色藻界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Oomycota (卵菌綱)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Peronosporea (霜霉纲)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Peronosporales (霜霉目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Pseudoperonospora
Species	Loxodonta africana	Pseudoperonospora urticae

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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。

Pseudoperonospora urticae是Peronosporaceae科感染荨麻（Urtica）种的专性活体营养卵菌霜霉病病原体。在潮湿条件下引起叶片黄化和褪绿，叶背产生特征性灰色孢子。对荨麻的寄主专一性使其成为研究卵菌病原体与野生寄主协同进化的有趣模型。