African forest elephant vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	four-leaf devil-pepper
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)	Rauvolfia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.