African forest elephant vs Flame Nasturtium

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Tropaeolum
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Flame Nasturtium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.