African forest elephant vs Tan Ear

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Otideaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Otidea
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.