African forest elephant vs dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Anomalurus pusillus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Anomaluridae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Anomalurus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Anomalurus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.