African forest elephant vs Ocellated Emerald

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Somatochlora minor

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Ocellated Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Corduliidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Somatochlora
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Ocellated Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Ocellated Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.