African forest elephant vs mareer

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Cordia subcordata

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while mareer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	mareer
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Cordiaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Cordia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Cordia subcordata

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

mareer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	mareer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mareer

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Comoros and Taiwan.

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.