African forest elephant vs hungry willow

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Salix famelica

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while hungry willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	hungry willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Salicaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Salix
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Salix famelica

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

hungry willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hungry willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.