African forest elephant vs mountain spike-moss

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Selaginella densa

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while mountain spike-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	mountain spike-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Selaginella
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Selaginella densa

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.