African forest elephant vs Arrowhead Spiketail

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Cordulegaster obliqua

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Arrowhead Spiketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Cordulegaster
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Cordulegaster obliqua

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Arrowhead Spiketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Arrowhead Spiketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Arrowhead Spiketail

The Arrowhead Spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.