African forest elephant vs Goodding ash

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Fraxinus gooddingii

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Goodding ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Goodding ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Oleaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Fraxinus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Fraxinus gooddingii

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Goodding ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Goodding ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goodding ash

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.