African forest elephant vs Mantled Baskettail

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Corduliidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Epitheca
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Mantled Baskettail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mantled Baskettail

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.