African forest elephant vs black wattle

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Acacia aulacocarpa

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	black wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Fabaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Acacia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Acacia aulacocarpa

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black wattle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Samoa.

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.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia aulacocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Samoa.