African forest elephant vs Ear tree

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Key Differences

  • African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Ear tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African forest elephant Ear tree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Proboscidea (Elephants) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) Fabaceae
Genus Loxodonta (African Elephants) Enterolobium
Species Loxodonta cyclotis Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African forest elephant Ear tree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Ear tree

No description available.

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