African forest elephant vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Lepilemur
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.