African forest elephant vs Thrips

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Thripidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Thrips
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.