African forest elephant vs southern elder

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Sambucus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.