African forest elephant vs Flat Wrack

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Fucaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Fucus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.