African forest elephant vs

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Hemiselmis amylifera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cryptophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Chroomonadaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Hemiselmis
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Hemiselmis amylifera

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.