African forest elephant vs cotton aphid

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	cotton 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)	Aphis
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and cotton aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	cotton aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.