African forest elephant vs arrow-finned squid

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Illex oxygonius

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while arrow-finned squid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	arrow-finned squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Illex
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Illex oxygonius

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and arrow-finned squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

arrow-finned squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	arrow-finned squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrow-finned squid

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.

arrow-finned squid

The Arrow-finned squid, Illex oxygonius, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.