African yellowwood vs Asiatic elephant

Annickia chlorantha compared with Elephas maximus

Key Differences

  • African yellowwood is Least Concern while Asiatic elephant is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African yellowwood Asiatic elephant
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class Magnoliopsida (木兰纲) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Magnoliales (木兰目) Proboscidea (长鼻目)
Family Annonaceae Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus Annickia Elephas (Asian Elephants)
Species Annickia chlorantha Elephas maximus

Conservation Status

African yellowwood

LC — Least Concern

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African yellowwood Asiatic elephant
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 60 years
Average Length 5.5 m
Average Weight 4.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellowwood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Asiatic elephant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

African yellowwood

The African yellowwood (Annickia chlorantha) is a species in the genus Annickia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Asiatic elephant

亚洲象(Elephas maximus)是现存最大的陆地动物之一,分布于南亚和东南亚。该物种保护状态为濒危(EN),主要面临栖息地丧失和偷猎的威胁,在许多亚洲文化中具有重要的文化和宗教意义。

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