African elephant vs

Loxodonta africana compared with Sphacelaria tribuloides

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)	Ochrophyta (淡色藻门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Phaeophyceae (褐藻纲)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Sphacelariales (黑頂藻目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Sphacelariaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Sphacelaria
Species	Loxodonta africana	Sphacelaria tribuloides

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 and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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。

Sphacelaria tribuloides是一种在岩石基底和较大藻类上形成紧密垫状群落的小型褐藻。栖息于全球温带和热带海洋的潮间带和浅潮下带岩石区域。这种光合藻类通过特征性星形繁殖体进行繁殖，在海洋岩石表面形成群落。