African forest elephant vs hairy bindweed

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Calystegia pellita

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while hairy bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	hairy bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Calystegia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Calystegia pellita

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

hairy bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	hairy bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hairy bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.