African forest elephant vs Flat-topped Thorn

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Vachellia sieberiana

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Flat-topped Thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Flat-topped Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Fabaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Vachellia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Vachellia sieberiana

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Flat-topped Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Flat-topped Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-topped Thorn

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.