African forest elephant vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Herpestidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Dologale
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Pousargues’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.