African forest elephant vs arjun

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Terminalia arjuna

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while arjun is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	arjun
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Combretaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Terminalia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Terminalia arjuna

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

arjun

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arjun

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Seychelles.

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.

arjun

The Arjun, Terminalia arjuna, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.