African forest elephant vs silver nailroot

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	silver nailroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Paronychia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	silver nailroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.

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.