African forest elephant vs Fringed Cup

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Encoelia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Fringed Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup

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.