African forest elephant vs Key lime

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Rutaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Citrus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.