African forest elephant vs short-stem iris

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Iris
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.