African forest elephant vs Bitter-Root

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Apocynum androsaemifolium

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Bitter-Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Apocynum
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Apocynum androsaemifolium

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Bitter-Root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.