African forest elephant vs roundleaf toothcup

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Rotala rotundifolia

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while roundleaf toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	roundleaf toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Lythraceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Rotala
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Rotala rotundifolia

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

roundleaf toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	roundleaf toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

roundleaf toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, and 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.