African forest elephant vs fire-wheel

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Grevillea wilsonii

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while fire-wheel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	fire-wheel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Proteaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Grevillea
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Grevillea wilsonii

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

fire-wheel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	fire-wheel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fire-wheel

Habitat

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

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.