African forest elephant vs bird cherry-oat aphid

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Rhopalosiphum padi

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while bird cherry-oat aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	bird cherry-oat aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Aphididae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Rhopalosiphum
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Rhopalosiphum padi

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and bird cherry-oat aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

bird cherry-oat aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	bird cherry-oat aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bird cherry-oat aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.

bird cherry-oat aphid

The Bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi) is a species in the genus Rhopalosiphum. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.