African forest elephant vs hora

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Dipterocarpus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while hora is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	hora
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Dipterocarpus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Dipterocarpus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

hora

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hora

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.