African forest elephant vs Drummond's cinquefoil

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Potentilla drummondii

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Drummond's cinquefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Drummond's cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Potentilla
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Potentilla drummondii

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Drummond's cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Drummond's cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drummond's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.