Asiatic elephant vs 北雀鷹〔雀鷹〕

Elephas maximus compared with Accipiter nisus

Key Differences

• Asiatic elephant is Endangered while 北雀鷹〔雀鷹〕 is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	北雀鷹〔雀鷹〕
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	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Aves (鳥綱)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Accipitriformes (鷹形目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Accipiter
Species	Elephas maximus	Accipiter nisus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic elephant and 北雀鷹〔雀鷹〕 share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

北雀鷹〔雀鷹〕

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	北雀鷹〔雀鷹〕
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	60 years	—
Average Length	5.5 m	—
Average Weight	4.0 t	—

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.

北雀鷹〔雀鷹〕

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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。

北雀鷹〔雀鷹〕

雀鹰（Accipiter nisus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）物种。在其分布范围内广泛分布且数量丰富，种群稳定，无直接保护关注。