African forest elephant vs intermediate oak fern

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Gymnocarpium
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	intermediate oak fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

intermediate oak fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.