African forest elephant vs Peruvian primrose-willow

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Ludwigia peruviana

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Peruvian primrose-willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Peruvian primrose-willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Onagraceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Ludwigia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Ludwigia peruviana

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Peruvian primrose-willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Peruvian primrose-willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian primrose-willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.