African forest elephant vs arrowroot

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Thalia geniculata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	arrowroot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Salpida (Salpida)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Salpidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Thalia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Thalia geniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and arrowroot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.