African forest elephant vs Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Artibeus planirostris

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Artibeus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Artibeus planirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.