African forest elephant vs Horsetail

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Equisetum
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.