African forest elephant vs floating hook moss

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	floating hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Warnstorfia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Warnstorfia fluitans

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	floating hook moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

floating hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.