African forest elephant vs Pacific Maple

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Pacific 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)	Meliaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Aglaia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific 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.