Asiatic elephant vs Da xióngmāo

Elephas maximus compared with Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Key Differences

• Asiatic elephant is Endangered while Da xióngmāo is Vulnerable.
• Asiatic elephant is 40.0x heavier than Da xióngmāo.
• Asiatic elephant lives longer (60 years vs 20 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	Da xióngmāo
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas)
Species	Elephas maximus	Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic elephant and Da xióngmāo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Da xióngmāo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	Da xióngmāo
Diet	Herbivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	60 years	20 years
Average Length	5.5 m	1.5 m
Average Weight	4.0 t	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Da xióngmāo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in China. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

Da xióngmāo

大熊猫（Ailuropoda melanoleuca）是中国特有的濒危动物，以其黑白相间的体色和几乎完全依赖竹子的食性而闻名于世。该物种保护状态为易危（VU），是国际野生动物保护的旗舰物种，其种群数量近年来有所回升。