African forest elephant vs Species code: Ca

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Cymodocea angustata

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Species code: Ca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Species code: Ca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Cymodocea
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Cymodocea angustata

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Species code: Ca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Species code: Ca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Ca

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.