African forest elephant vs Hover fly

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Syrphidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Eumerus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.