African forest elephant vs Berger's Clouded Yellow

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Colias alfacariensis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Berger's Clouded Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Berger's Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Pieridae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Colias
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Colias alfacariensis

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Berger's Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Berger's Clouded Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Berger's Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Berger's Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (34 countries).

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.

Berger's Clouded Yellow

The Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis) is a species in the genus Colias. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.