African forest elephant vs Lined Hooktail

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Lined Hooktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Gomphidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Paragomphus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Lined Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Lined Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.