African forest elephant vs African Walnut

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Lovoa trichilioides

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while African Walnut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	African Walnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Meliaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Lovoa
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Lovoa trichilioides

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	African Walnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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 Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.