African forest elephant vs Flowering Currant

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Ribes
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Flowering Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.