African forest elephant vs Black-winged Dragonlet

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Erythrodiplax funerea

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Black-winged Dragonlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Black-winged Dragonlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Libellulidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Erythrodiplax
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Erythrodiplax funerea

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Black-winged Dragonlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-winged Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Black-winged Dragonlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-winged Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.

Black-winged Dragonlet

The Black-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax funerea) is a species in the genus Erythrodiplax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.