Asiatic elephant vs Lumpy Bracket

Elephas maximus compared with Trametes gibbosa

Key Differences

• Asiatic elephant is Endangered while Lumpy Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	Lumpy Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Trametes
Species	Elephas maximus	Trametes gibbosa

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	Lumpy Bracket
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.

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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。