African forest elephant vs eastern quoll

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Dasyurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while eastern quoll is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	eastern quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Dasyurus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Dasyurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and eastern quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	eastern quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

eastern quoll

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.