African forest elephant vs Long Skimmer

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Long Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Long Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Libellulidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Orthetrum
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Long Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long Skimmer

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.