African forest elephant vs Forest Num-num

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Carissa
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.