African forest elephant vs mabola-tree

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Diospyros blancoi

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while mabola-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	mabola-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Diospyros
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Diospyros blancoi

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

mabola-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	mabola-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mabola-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Seychelles.

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.