African forest elephant vs Desert Thorn

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Lycium minimum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Desert Thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Desert Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Solanaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Lycium
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Lycium minimum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Desert Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Thorn

Habitat

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

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.