African forest elephant vs devil's-fig

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Solanum asperolanatum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while devil's-fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	devil's-fig
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)	Solanum
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Solanum asperolanatum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

devil's-fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	devil's-fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil's-fig

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and India.

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.