African forest elephant vs mountain-devil

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Lambertia formosa

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while mountain-devil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	mountain-devil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Proteaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Lambertia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Lambertia formosa

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain-devil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	mountain-devil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-devil

Habitat

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

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.