African forest elephant vs parrot's-flower

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while parrot's-flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Heliconia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.