African forest elephant vs Prickly Russian Thistle

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Salsola tragus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Prickly Russian Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Prickly Russian Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Salsola
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Salsola tragus

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Russian Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Prickly Russian Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Russian Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.