African forest elephant vs Blue-fronted Dancer

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Argia apicalis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Blue-fronted Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Blue-fronted Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Argia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Argia apicalis

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Blue-fronted Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Blue-fronted Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Blue-fronted Dancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-fronted Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.

Blue-fronted Dancer

The Blue Fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) is a species in the genus Argia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.