African forest elephant vs one-flowered cinquefoil

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Potentilla uniflora

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while one-flowered cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	one-flowered cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Potentilla
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Potentilla uniflora

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

one-flowered cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	one-flowered cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

one-flowered cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.