African forest elephant vs Nepal Maple

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Acer laevigatum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Nepal Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Nepal Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Acer
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Acer laevigatum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Nepal Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Nepal Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nepal Maple

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.