African forest elephant vs Fernleaf yarrow

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Achillea filipendulina

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Fernleaf yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Fernleaf yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Achillea
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Achillea filipendulina

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Fernleaf yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Fernleaf yarrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fernleaf yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.