African forest elephant vs African-Spinach

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Amaranthus cruentus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while African-Spinach is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	African-Spinach
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Amaranthus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Amaranthus cruentus

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

African-Spinach

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	African-Spinach
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African-Spinach

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea), Asia (8 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species in the genus Loxodonta. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African-Spinach

The African-Spinach (Amaranthus cruentus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.