African forest elephant vs Lemonwood

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Pittosporum eugenioides

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Lemonwood is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Lemonwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Pittosporum
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Pittosporum eugenioides

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Lemonwood

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Lemonwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemonwood

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Portugal, and United States.

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.