African forest elephant vs lemon thyme

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Thymus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	lemon thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.