African forest elephant vs saltree

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Shorea robusta

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while saltree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	saltree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Shorea
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Shorea robusta

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

saltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	saltree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

saltree

Habitat

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

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.