African forest elephant vs Light Red Meranti

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Shorea lepidota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Shorea
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.