African forest elephant vs Pitch canker

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Fusarium
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

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.