African forest elephant vs Floating Sundew

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Floating Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Droseraceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Drosera
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Floating Sundew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.