African forest elephant vs Roundleaf geranium

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Geranium rotundifolium

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Roundleaf geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Roundleaf geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Geraniaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Geranium
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Geranium rotundifolium

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Roundleaf geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Roundleaf geranium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roundleaf geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (16 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.