African forest elephant vs three-flower maple

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Acer triflorum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while three-flower maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	three-flower maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Acer
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Acer triflorum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

three-flower maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	three-flower maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

three-flower maple

Habitat

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

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.