African forest elephant vs red-shanked douc

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Pygathrix nemaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	red-shanked douc
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Pygathrix
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Pygathrix nemaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and red-shanked douc share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

red-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	red-shanked douc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-shanked douc

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.