African forest elephant vs large pheasant's-eye

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Adonis
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Adonis flammea

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	large pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.