African forest elephant vs screw-pine

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while screw-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Pandanaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Pandanus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.