African forest elephant vs Gillet's cherry-orange

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Citropsis gilletiana

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Gillet's cherry-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Rutaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Citropsis
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Citropsis gilletiana

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Gillet's cherry-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

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

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.