African forest elephant vs Pavement ant

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Pavement ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Formicidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Tetramorium
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).

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.