African forest elephant vs toothcup

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Lythraceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Ammannia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.