African forest elephant vs Mountain Soursop

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Annona jamaicensis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Mountain Soursop is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Mountain Soursop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Annonaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Annona
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Annona jamaicensis

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Soursop

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Mountain Soursop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Soursop

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.