African forest elephant vs Gray Elm

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Ulmus rubra

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Gray Elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Gray Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Ulmaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Ulmus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Ulmus rubra

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Gray Elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.