African forest elephant vs Maui's paddle

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Elaphoglossum
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.