African forest elephant vs Spathulate Botrychium

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Botrychium
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.