African bush elephant vs Red fox
They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: African bush elephant in Proboscidea, Red fox in Carnivora.
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a African bush elephant and a red fox?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: African bush elephant in Proboscidea, Red fox in Carnivora.
- The African bush elephant is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the red fox is Least Concern.
- They have been recorded in 16 of the same countries (the African bush elephant in 47 in total, the red fox in 91). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| African bush elephant | Red fox | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Loxodonta africana | Vulpes vulpes |
| Family | Elephantidae | Canidae |
| Order | Proboscidea | Carnivora |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 5 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Oryctolagus, fruit |
| Habitat | Not recorded | forest, grassland, shrubland, desert, wetland, urban area |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 47 | 91 |
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