African forest elephant vs Roman nettle

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Urtica pilulifera

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Roman nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Roman nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Urticaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Urtica
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Urtica pilulifera

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Roman nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Roman nettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roman nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (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.